The High Seas Treaty is the world’s first legally binding international agreement to safeguard marine life beyond national ...

The High Seas Treaty has entered into force, establishing the first legally binding global framework to protect the ...

What is the High Seas Treaty? The agreement ratified by 83 countries - The world’s first legally binding agreement to protect ...

Nearly 200 countries have agreed to a legally-binding treaty to protect marine life in international waters, which cover around half of the planet's surface, but have long been essentially lawless.

Marine conservationist Callum Roberts explains the significance of the new high seas treaty, and the grey areas it still ...

The global ocean heat content increased yet again in 2025, further raising the risk of catastrophic storms, sea-level rise, ...

Deep-sea nodules are a source of critical metals. Mining for them could harm ecosystems. Deep-sea nodules are a source of critical metals. Mining for them could harm ecosystems.The National ...

NEW YORK, New York, September 20, 2025 (ENS) – The High Seas Treaty has reached the 60 state ratifications needed to trigger its entry into force. Four new governments this week ratified the legally ...

‘Wáahlaal Gíidaak, who is Indigenous Haida, Tlingit, and Ahtna Athabascan, grew up on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska that was home to about 6,000 people. She spent her career working in government ...