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UN adopts Treaty of the High Seas The Treaty of the High Seas was adopted by consensus and standing ovation during the United Nations meeting in New York earlier this week. […]
Europêche welcomes new Treaty for High Seas. After an exhausting 40-hour session capping two weeks of negotiations at the UN headquarters in New York, the United Nations (UN) member states […]
High seas negotiations finally end with a treaty that will help protect the deep. Reacting to the conclusion of a High Seas Treaty yesterday morning, the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition […]
Ground-breaking new treaty to safeguard life in the high seas – ministers reaffirm their ambition to finalise in March. Ministers meeting in the side-lines of CBD COP15, one of the […]
New report warns of $14.6 billion ocean protection shortfall – but highlights trillion-dollar opportunity. Just $1.2 billion currently flows to marine protection annually – yet investing $15.8 billion per year […]
High Seas Alliance celebrates major step forward in race for ratification as 6 EU Member States and the EU formally ratify High Seas Treaty at UN. The High Seas Alliance congratulates […]
In a public hearing organized by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Tim Heddema, Vice-President of Europêche, emphasized the importance of keeping fisheries at the heart of the EU’s […]
High Seas Alliance closing statement for CBD COP16. Statement from Rebecca Hubbard, Director, High Seas Alliance. “After the successful adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at CBD CoP15 in […]
Step forward for High Seas protection in the Oceania region. Landmark science symposium a welcome step forward for High Seas protection in the Oceania region. Australian and International NGOs and science […]
High Seas Alliance applauds Maldives and Singapore on becoming the first Asian nations to ratify the High Seas Treaty. The High Seas Alliance congratulated the Maldives and Singapore today for becoming the first Asian nations to officially […]
Investigation reveals high levels of shark fishing in the North Pacific. Greenpeace investigators’ first-ever full-haul documentation has exposed widespread destructive fishing practices plaguing the North Pacific’s Emperor Seamounts, a unique […]
High Seas Policy presents historic opportunity for climate change adaptation, scientists say. In a new paper, scientists detail how the new High Seas Treaty can help protect marine species within […]
The High Seas Alliance congratulates Belize for making history by becoming the first Caribbean nation to officially ratify the new High Seas Treaty at the United Nations (UN) headquarters, thereby joining Palau […]
Scientists predict effect of rising seas on coastal habitats. The rapid sea level rise and resulting retreat of coastal habitat seen at the end of the last Ice Age could […]
Spirit of international cooperation put to the test at Antarctic Treaty Consultative meeting. An international Antarctic meeting in Helsinki ended last week with environmental organisations expressing frustration that the outcomes […]
Decision time for world’s governments on new global treaty for the ocean. Governments resume negotiations at the United Nations in New York to finalise a new High Seas Treaty to […]
Growing dangers along whale superhighways revealed in migration map first. New report draws on decades of data to map whale migration routes or ‘blue corridors’ that span the globe, highlighting […]
Seafood competitors join forces to make a stand on high seas biodiversity Partners of both the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) and the Sustainable Seafood Coalition (SSC) – which includes every […]
Canada ratifies unregulated fishing treaty. Canada has ratified the historic Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean. This is the first international agreement of this […]
‘Deep Vision’ project harnesses AI to map Atlantic biodiversity. Supported by the Bezos Earth Fund, and launched last week at the 13th annual World Ocean Summit, the project will help […]
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