After years of debates and discussions, nations have agreed on a High Seas Treaty to protect marine biodiversity and provide oversight of international waters. It is being lauded by researchers as an important step for conservation that encourages international research collaboration without hindering science. Click here for the full article.
Nations have reached a historic agreement to protect the world's oceans following 10 years of negotiations. The High Seas Treaty aims to place 30% of the seas into protected areas by 2030, to safeguard and recuperate marine nature. To see the full article, click here.
Plastic pollution garners headlines, but a plethora of other chemicals and contaminants—mostly unseen—are likely doing as much, if not greater, harm to ocean health. On this score, we know frighteningly little: There has been no comprehensive global effort to harmonise, collate, analyse and interpret data to build a comprehensive picture of marine pollution.
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In December, the first of five Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC) meetings took place in Uruguay, with over 2,000 delegates formulating a work plan for the Global Plastics Treaty. The agreement, scheduled to be signed by the end of 2024, is the most ambitious environmental deal since the Paris accord of 2015.
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