Today, governments at the United Nations General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution that green-lights development of a New Marine Biodiversity Treaty for the High Seas and beyond. This decision ...

"The high seas cover two thirds of the global ocean. That's almost half the planet," Nathalie Rey, Senior Strategy Advisor at the High Seas Alliance, tells Euronews Earth. But until January this year, ...

In March 2023, after nearly 20 years of planning and negotiations, governments of the world agreed to the final text of the High Seas Treaty (HST). The treaty establishes important rules to protect ...

AMSTERDAN / LONDON, Feb 3 2026 (IPS) - “The ocean’s health is humanity’s health”, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in September 2025. He was commenting after the High Seas Treaty (BBNJ) [1] ...

The UK’s ratification of the High Seas Treaty is a major step towards stronger ocean protection. Director of the High Seas Alliance, Rebecca Hubbard, argues that businesses must now help turn that ...

Roughly two thirds of the ocean lies outside of any country’s jurisdiction. This area, encompassing about half of the Earth’s total surface, is known as the “high seas.” The high seas hold huge ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Delegates stand and applaud after the adoption of the text of the High Seas Treaty at the United Nations headquarters in New York ...

The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) agreement—often known as the High Seas Treaty—came into force in January 2026 following almost two decades of negotiations. Its key objectives are ...

The High Seas Treaty took effect Jan. 17, creating the first global framework to protect and manage the vast waters beyond national borders that cover more than 40 percent of the planet. Humanity is ...

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The world’s oceans cover most of the planet, yet vast areas remain difficult to protect, monitor and manage. In June 2026, ...