Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks

[Helen Seville]

Nations have reached a historic agreement to protect the world’s oceans following 10 years of negotiations. The High Seas Treaty places 30% of the seas into protected areas by 2030, aiming to safeguard and recuperate marine nature. The agreement was reached on Saturday evening, after 38 hours of talks, at UN headquarters in New York. The negotiations had been held up for years over disagreements on funding and fishing rights.

BBC Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64815782

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[Rachel]

Hi Helen! Yes, I read about this as well… The BBC have a link on that article to more in depth details about the plan to protect 30 percent of the worlds oceans… Its here: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64839763

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