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High Seas Treaty gains momentum as 18 new countries pledge support
A wave of new ratifications during the U.N. Ocean Conference in France has brought the High Seas Treaty closer to the ...
Explainer-What is the High Seas Treaty to protect world oceans?
While many countries have agreed to take steps to protect the vast, ungoverned swathes of the world's oceans, they have yet ...
What is the high seas treaty?
The high seas treaty could be law by the end of the year, affording protection to marine life in the vast swathes of ocean ...
Landmark treaty to protect the high seas now 'inches away' from 60 signatures for ratification
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders to ratify the treaty, warning that fishing, plastic pollution and ...
Attenborough joins 10,000 people to urge action on High Seas Treaty
Australia is set to back a major new ocean protection treaty to limit industrial-scale fishing and protect international ...
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Deep-sea geoengineering set for scrutiny, as ocean treaty approval nears
The High Seas Treaty, now closer to approval, could require environmental impact assesments for deep-sea geoengineering ...
What is the High Seas Treaty to protect world oceans?
Signed in 2023, it provides a legal framework for creating marine protected areas on the "high seas", Read more at ...
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High Seas Treaty gains momentum as 18 new countries pledge support
NICE, France (AP) — Eighteen countries ratified the High Seas Treaty on Monday, bringing the total to 49 — just 11 short of the 60 needed for the ocean agreement to enter into force.