The treaty will create a new body to manage conservation of ocean life and establish marine protected areas in the high seas the regions outside national boundary waters.
WASHINGTON (AP) For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas nearly half the planet’s surface concluding two weeks of talks.
For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, concluding two weeks of talks in New York.
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