Delegates from around the world convened in Nice, France, last week to discuss a range of ocean priorities, including the ...

Diplomat Leena Al-Hadid, of Jordan, signs the High Seas Treaty during the U.N. Ocean Conference, Monday, June 9, 2025, in Nice, France. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag) Diplomat Leena Al-Hadid, of ...

The High Seas Treaty, which would allow nations to create marine protected areas in international waters, is now expected to ...

Failure to significantly scale up protection of oceans from deep sea mining and sea beds from 'bottom trawling' was widely ...

At the UN Ocean Conference in France, India advocated for immediate global action to protect ocean health. Minister Jitendra Singh urged investment in innovation, ratification of the ‘High Seas ...

The ocean treaty, which was agreed by 193 countries two years ago, will not come into force until ratification by 60 countries, but just over half of that number have done so.

NICE, France (AP) — Eighteen countries ratified the High Seas Treaty on Monday, bringing the total to 49 — just 11 short of the 60 needed for the ocean agreement to enter into force. The surge ...

NICE, France (AP) — Eighteen countries ratified the High Seas Treaty on Monday, bringing the total to 49 — just 11 short of the 60 needed for the ocean agreement to enter into force.

Europe News: Eighteen countries ratified the High Seas Treaty on Monday, bringing the total to 49 - just 11 short of the 60 needed for the ocean agreement to enter.

LONDON - While many countries have agreed to take steps to protect the vast, ungoverned swathes of the world’s oceans, they have yet to see the High Seas Treaty go into effect. This week’s ...