High Seas Treaty

High Seas Treaty: Agreement delivers 'clearer expectations' for businesses and governments

Policy

High Seas Treaty: Agreement delivers 'clearer expectations' for businesses and governments

EXPLAINER – After the UN High Seas Treaty achieved the 60 ratifications it needs to enter into force, BusinessGreen Intelligence explores what businesses can expect from new ocean regulations

clock 22 September 2025 • 8 min read
High Seas Treaty to become international law after ratification in 60 countries

Policy

High Seas Treaty to become international law after ratification in 60 countries

UN Secretary General hails 'historic achievement' for ocean protection and multilateralism as countdown to inaugural Ocean COP1 Summit is triggered

clock 22 September 2025 • 4 min read
'Our oceans are under pressure': Government moves to ratify global High Seas Treaty

Biodiversity

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

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

clock 11 September 2025 • 4 min read
'Waves of change have formed': Did the UN Oceans Conference deliver a breakthrough for marine protection?

Biodiversity

'Waves of change have formed': Did the UN Oceans Conference deliver a breakthrough for marine protection?

Nations vow to ramp up ocean protection efforts in France, but green groups warn 'a lot of unfinished business' remains

clock 16 June 2025 • 9 min read
Government vows to introduce law for global High Seas Treaty 'by the end of the year'

Legislation

Government vows to introduce law for global High Seas Treaty 'by the end of the year'

Treaty is designed to provide the first legal mechanism for establishing marine protection areas in international waters

clock 11 June 2025 • 4 min read
'We must stop': Marine scientists call for permanent ban on high seas exploitation

Marine

'We must stop': Marine scientists call for permanent ban on high seas exploitation

New report calls for the complete and permanent protection of the high seas from all industrial extraction including deep sea mining

clock 04 June 2025 • 3 min read
Cornish geothermal, food waste, and a UN sea life treaty: BusinessGreen's most read stories of the week

BusinessGreen

Cornish geothermal, food waste, and a UN sea life treaty: BusinessGreen's most read stories of the week

From the Climate Change Committee's latest report to a new UN High Seas Treaty, BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories this week

clock 10 March 2023 • 1 min read
High Seas Treaty: What does it mean for business?

Biodiversity

High Seas Treaty: What does it mean for business?

BusinessGreen explores how plans to create a new network of marine protected areas and introduced a new environmental impact assessment regime for international waters will impact the private sector

clock 06 March 2023 • 8 min read
High Seas Treaty: UN member states seal historic deal to protect international waters

Marine

High Seas Treaty: UN member states seal historic deal to protect international waters

New legal powers for countries to create protected areas in high seas seen as major boost to hopes of delivering '30x30' biodiversity target

clock 06 March 2023 • 5 min read