Ghana has made significant progress in the ratification of international treaties and agreements in relation to the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources.

Some of which include:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Ghana statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Ghana statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Ghana-specific metadata information.

Goal

Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Target

Target 14.c: Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of “The future we want”
Indicator

Indicator 14.c.1: Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on th Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources
Indicator available

Relevant international treaties and agreements in relation to the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans
Metadata last updated Nov 15, 2022

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources
Indicator number

14.c.1
Target name

Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of “The future we want”
UN designated tier

Tier II
UN custodian agency

Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UN-DOALOS), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), UN Environment (UNEP), International Labour Organization (ILO), other UN-Oceans agencies
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