UN High Seas Treaty

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Nations secure U.N. global high seas biodiversity pact​

Story by By David Stanway • Yesterday 1:19 PM

(Reuters) -Negotiators from more than 100 countries completed a U.N. treaty to protect the high seas on Saturday, a long-awaited step that environmental groups say will help reverse marine biodiversity losses and ensure sustainable development.

The legally binding pact to conserve and ensure the sustainable use of ocean biodiversity, under discussion for 15 years, was finally agreed after five rounds of protracted U.N.-led negotiations that ended in New York on Saturday, a day after the original deadline.

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UN states finally agree deal to protect high seas

The conference was presided over by Rena Lee, Singapore’s Ambassador for Oceans and Law of the Sea Issues.

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Ratification of High Seas Treaty expected to take many years - Splash247

Shipping is still digesting the weekend’s big news from New York where close to 200 member states of the United Nations signed up for the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) agreement, also known as the High Seas Treaty. The treaty paves the way for the establishment of more high...

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