All High Seas Treaty articles
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NewsCharities urge UK High Seas Treaty action
Environmental groups warn UK risks exclusion from global ocean talks over delayed High Seas Treaty ratification
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NewsHigh Seas Treaty wins Earthshot
The High Seas Treaty has won a 2025 Earthshot Prize, aiming to protect global oceans and biodiversity
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NewsHigh Seas Alliance: BBNJ agreement a ‘historic milestone’ for global ocean protection
Remaining nations urged to join ahead of the first Conference of the Parties, likely to be at the end of 2026
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NewsDSCC demands deep sea protection
DSCC is urging urgent action to enforce the high seas treaty and protect the deep ocean from destructive industries
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NewsUN high seas treaty ratified
A UN high seas treaty has reached 60 ratifications, enabling global marine biodiversity protection from 2026
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News18 more countries ratify High Seas Treaty at UNOC3
Agreement edges closer to the critical threshold of 60 ratifications needed for its entry into force
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NewsOp-Ed: Time to protect all the high seas from all forms of resource extraction – forever
Leading scientists says entire high seas should be protected from all forms of resource extraction
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NewsIndia set to sign High Seas Treaty
Government to establish an appropriate institutional mechanism to oversee the treaty
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NewsRFMOs ‘fail to protect oceans’
RFMOs are failing to sustain fisheries and are ’wholly ill-equipped’ to manage the additional responsibility of safeguarding ocean health, says NGO
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NewsEU ready to ratify High Seas Treaty
European Council adopts United Nations’ agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction
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NewsAccountability.Fish warns of high seas exploitation
Fisheries governance pressure group says urgent action is required to keep industrial fishers from “pulling a fast one”
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NewsFisheries governance ‘still needs reform’
Alongside the UN treaty, Accountability.Fish wants fisheries governance bodies made more accountable and transparent
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NewsEuropean fishers welcome high seas treaty
UN agreement will play a fundamental role in protecting and sustainably using marine areas, says Europêche
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NewsUN gives ‘historic’ protection to high seas
After two decades of talks, an agreement is finally reached on protecting marine biodiversity in international waters
