Stakeholders Worried, Frustrated as UN Member States Try to Pen Final High Seas Treaty
1 year, 9 months ago

Stakeholders Worried, Frustrated as UN Member States Try to Pen Final High Seas Treaty

News 18  

UN member states have much work to do to finally agree a treaty to protect the high seas before scheduled negotiations close in five days, participants and observers say. “There was progress last week but there are a lot of issues still to resolve,” Nathalie Rey of the High Seas Alliance, which includes some 40 NGOs, told AFP. While the high seas comprise more than 60 percent of the world’s oceans and nearly half the planet’s surface, they have long drawn far less attention than coastal waters and a few iconic species. “When we left in August this was 95 percent good, but we’re worried it’s being watered-down,” Minna Epps, of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, told AFP.

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One year on, High Seas treaty in the shallows
3 months ago

One year on, High Seas treaty in the shallows

Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 3 months ago

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The Hindu  

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UN’s historic deal to protect high seas gives our oceans a fighting chance against the climate crisis
1 year, 6 months ago

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The Hindu  

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1 year, 6 months ago

UN members adopt first-ever treaty to protect marine life in the high seas

Associated Press  

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Explained | What the new High Seas Treaty means for India, and the world
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | What the new High Seas Treaty means for India, and the world

The Hindu  

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1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | How did the treaty on the high seas come through?

The Hindu  

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1 year, 9 months ago

Why a new UN treaty to safeguard the “high seas” matters

The Economist  

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Nations secure UN global high seas biodiversity pact
1 year, 9 months ago

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India Today  

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Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seas
1 year, 9 months ago

Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seas

Associated Press  

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Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seas
1 year, 9 months ago

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The Hindu  

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1 year, 9 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seas
1 year, 9 months ago

Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seas

LA Times  

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Why the world needs a deal to protect its oceans?
1 year, 10 months ago

Why the world needs a deal to protect its oceans?

Hindustan Times  

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2 years, 3 months ago

UN Ocean Treaty talks look set to fail, campaigners warn

The Independent  

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UN chief: National selfishness delaying global oceans deal
2 years, 5 months ago

UN chief: National selfishness delaying global oceans deal

Associated Press  

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U.N. oceans conference eyes steps toward high seas agreement
2 years, 5 months ago

U.N. oceans conference eyes steps toward high seas agreement

The Hindu  

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