important in establishing them as a serious players in the world of sport, where women have not really got the recognition and highlighted the way men have been, especially in south asian countries, including india. thank you for that. an historic agreement to protect the world s oceans has been approved, after ten years of talks. the high seas treaty aims to safeguard marine life in 30 percent of areas that don t belong to any single country, most of which are currently unprotected. the deal, which was finalised at the united nations in new york, is being hailed as a significant step by environmental campaigners, as our climate reporter esme stallard reports. the high seas are home to most of the world s marine life some two million species which provide food, jobs and medicines needed for human survival. after two straight days of negotiations, countries have
the man expected to replace him was once xi jinping s chief of staff. it seems everyone now is from team xi. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. an historic agreement to protect the world s oceans has been approved, after ten years of talks. the high seas treaty aims to safeguard marine life in 30% of areas that don t belong to any single country, most of which are currently unprotected. the deal, which was finalised at the united nations in new york, is being hailed as a significant step by environmental campaigners, as our climate reporter esme stallard reports. the high seas are home to most of the world s marine life some two million species which provide food, jobs and medicines needed for human survival. after two straight days
meal that doesn t cost anything. you are making us all hungry and have a good christmas thank you. head to our website and follow our live blog to find out ideas on cheap ways to shop and tips to feed yourself well as costs rise. the prince of wales will meet us presidentjoe biden on the final day of his trip to boston, before awarding his earthshot prize in the evening. but the visit coincides with the release of a trailer for the forthcoming netflix documentary about the duke and duchess of sussex, which suggests they will be making more personal and potentially damaging claims about their treatment by some members of the royal household. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph reports from boston. i m joined now by the climate reporter for the boston globe.
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pakistan is hardly getting the kind of global coverage of solidarity that it deserves. can you imagine for a moment of global reaction and what it would be if a third of europe or a third of the u.s. was flooded? look, we are also facing a crisis when it comes to how the government responds to these crises. what can be done to help curtail these record-breaking climate catastrophes that seem to be more and more frequent? who better to ask then dan levinson, a climate reporter for great, who has been covering how governments have reacted to the climate crisis. he joins me now. dave, it s good to have you with us, thank you for making time for us. what is the biggest failure that you have seen from leadership in moments of crises like this? thanks for having me on. i think the biggest failure is more a long term failure. it s the fact that we are dealing with this now with decades of knowledge behind us that we knew this sort of thing was coming, and governments have more or less faile