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

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) – ...

Today the High Seas Treaty, formally the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), has officially entered into ...

"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 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 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 ...

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.

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 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 ...