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Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks
March 6, 2023

Nations have reached a historic agreement to protect the world's oceans following 10 years of negotiations. The High Seas Treaty places 30 percent of the seas into protected areas by 2030, aiming to safeguard and recuperate marine nature.

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A 3D approach to protecting biodiversity on the high seas by University of Queensland. Credit: University of Queensland
A 3D approach to protecting biodiversity on the high seas
April 8, 2022

A three-dimensional approach to marine conservation could help expand protected ocean areas by up to 30% this decade, according to international researchers. Dr.

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Delegates convene to negotiate a high seas treaty in New York this month. Image by Julian Jackson / Pew.
Fourth round of U.N. talks fail to finalize a treaty to manage the high seas
March 25, 2022

U.N. member states met this month in New York to hash out a treaty governing the sustainable management of the high seas, resource-rich international waters that span about two-thirds of the ocean...

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New high seas treaty to fill vital gap in ocean protection
March 18, 2022

The world’s countries are currently negotiating a new agreement to protect marine life and govern impacts of activities in the high seas.

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Fresh hopes for landmark treaty to rescue ocean life
February 11, 2022

World leaders are under pressure to conclude years of talks on an agreement to protect open oceans that help sustain life on Earth, cover almost half the planet and currently fall under no country's laws.

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Protecting and managing biodiversity in high seas: What role for UNESCO?
October 10, 2020

The non-paper recognises that the success of the new regulatory framework for biodiversity in the high seas will be strongly dependent on the availability of ocean scientific knowledge and services, including data and information, capacity building and transfer of marine technology.

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A Path to Creating the First Generation of High Seas Protected Areas
April 17, 2020

Beyond the horizon, more than 200 nautical miles from shore, lies an area of the ocean known as the high seas. These waters, beyond the jurisdiction of any nation, make up roughly two-thirds of the ocean and cover nearly half of the planet’s surface.

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Protecting the high seas: Identify biodiversity hotspots
April 17, 2020

Often considered desolate, remote, unalterable places, the high seas are, in fact, hotbeds of activity for both people and wildlife.

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