'Our oceans are under pressure': Government moves to ratify global High Seas Treaty

Michael Holder
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Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement now on the cusp of the 60 national ratifications threshold required for it to enter into force worldwide

The British government has moved to ink the High Seas Treaty in the statute books, putting the landmark global marine protection agreement on the cusp of becoming operational worldwide. The landmark...

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