Blogpost by Sofia Tsenikli – 26 January, 2015 at 16:30  Greenpeace  ‘It is time for Ocean Lovers worldwide to celebrate! After years of political foot-dragging, and four hectic days of negotiations at the United Nations, a breakthrough came in the wee hours of Saturday morning, 24 January: governments around the world agreed to develop a legally-binding treaty to protect marine life beyond national territorial waters. With this historic decision, they began the process of setting rules to create ocean sanctuaries and protect the high seas – the vast areas of the ocean that belong to you, me and everyone. The agreement could also make it mandatory to conduct environmental impact assessments before human activities are allowed to take place in the vast ocean commons. To read more go to:

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/support-ocean-sanctuaries/blog/51956/