John Kerry calls for global marine reserve expansion

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US Secretary of State calls for action to protect 10 per cent of world's oceans in conservation zones

John Kerry has called for a huge expansion of marine reserves as concerns about the state of the world's oceans and the potential impact on the global economy grow. Fresh from this month's rallying...

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