THE world s first international treaty to protect the high seas was adopted Monday (Tuesday in Manila) at the United Nations, creating a landmark environmental accord designed to protect remote ecosystems vital to humanity.
The world's first international treaty to protect the high seas was adopted Monday at the United Nations, creating a landmark environmental accord designed to protect remote ecosystems vital to humanity. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed as a "historic achievement" the treaty that will establish a legal framework to extend swathes…
After two decades of negotiation, the United Nations has finally adopted a marine biodiversity treaty for the high seas, the first international agree.