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Nations ratify the world’s first treaty to protect international waters

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Nations ratify the world’s first treaty to protect international waters

A major agreement to protect marine diversity in the high seas was struck Friday (September 19, 2025) when Morocco became the 60th nation to sign on, paving the way for the treaty to take effect next year. The High Seas Treaty is the first legal framework aimed at protecting biodiversity in international waters, those that…

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Dozens of nations to sign U.N. ocean treaty but implementation still awaits

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Dozens of nations to sign U.N. ocean treaty but implementation still awaits

The global pact to conserve biodiversity on the high seas is seen as a crucial tool to meet a target agreed last year to protect 30% of the earth’s land and sea by 2030. | Photo Credit: AP A new U.N. treaty to protect the world’s oceans was signed by 67 countries on Wednesday, another…

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