While 2025 saw tidal shifts in ocean governance, 2026 is the moment of reckoning, when promises to protect the most distant stretches of sea become reality. Euronews reviews the year ahead for our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. photo of a whaleshark swimming in the open ocean The United Nations Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement (BBNJA) – ...

Bloomberg Philanthropies has identified a funding shortfall in the implementation of many country's ocean protection plans.

The treaty recently received ratifications from Morocco, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines on September 19, 2025. This triggered a 120-day countdown for when the agreement ...

"The high seas cover two thirds of the global ocean. That's almost half the planet," Nathalie Rey, Senior Strategy Advisor at the High Seas Alliance, tells Euronews Earth. But until January this year, ...

The UK completes ratification of the BBNJ High Seas Treaty, backing global action to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 and strengthen marine conservation.

The highly anticipated High Seas Treaty has come into force today, marking a "historic milestone" for global ocean conservation. Covering almost half of the planet's surface, the High Seas lie beyond ...

China on Friday proposed to host the secretariat of a new treaty governing the high seas, a surprise bid that underscores Beijing’s desire to have greater influence over global environmental ...

In March 2023, after nearly 20 years of planning and negotiations, governments of the world agreed to the final text of the High Seas Treaty (HST). The treaty establishes important rules to protect ...

The approval of a high seas treaty means new protections will be possible in international waters for the first time. Here's a rundown of what the treaty is, why it matters and what is still to come.