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Govts Will Forge First Treaty Protect Global Oceans
2015-01-28 11:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Government representatives from around the world agreed Saturday to develop the first legally-binding agreement to conserve marine life in the high seas and international seabed, an area covering roughly half the planet. After four days of intense deliberations at UN Headquarters in New York, delegates reached consensus to begin negotiating a UN treaty that addresses the protection of marine life in areas beyond national jurisdiction -- the global ocean commons. Delegates leaving the UN in...
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