Kusukela yasungulwa ngo-2011, i-High Seas Alliance (HSA) namalungu ayo angama-40+ angekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni kanye ne-International Union for Conservation of Nature ibisebenzela ukuvikela u-50% weplanethi ewulwandle oluphezulu. Njengesifunda solwandle lomhlaba wonke esingaphezu kwamandla kazwelonke, izilwandle eziphakeme zihlanganisa ezinye zezinto eziphilayo ezibalulekile kakhulu, ezivikeleke kancane, kanye nezinhlelo zemvelo ezisengozini kakhulu emhlabeni.
Okuhamba phambili kwethu kwamanje ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ingqungquthela yohulumeni bamazwe ezoba seNhlanganweni Yezizwe Ezihlangene kusukela ngowezi-2018-2020 ukuze kwakhiwe isivumelwano esisha esibophezela ngokomthetho ngaphansi kweNgqungquthela Yezizwe Ezihlangene Yomthetho Wasolwandle iphumela ekuvikelweni okuqinile kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo zasolwandle ezindaweni. ngaphezu kwamandla kazwelonke.
Njengamanje, azikho izindlela ezibophezela ngokomthetho zokusungula izindawo ezivikelekile zasolwandle ngaphandle kolwandle lwezwe, noma ukwenza ukuhlolwa komthelela kwezemvelo. Nokho imithelela ekhulayo evela ekudobeni ngokweqile, ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu, izimayini ezisogwini lolwandle kanye nokuthutha ngemikhumbi kusaqhubeka nokuba nomthelela omubi ezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo olwandle. I-HSA isebenzela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izingxoxo zesivumelwano ziphumela ezinyathelweni eziqinile nezisebenzayo zokongiwa kwemvelo ezibhekana nezikhala ekubusweni kolwandle kwamanje.