07 Aug 2018
Guardian Robin McKie ‘Wildlife in most of the lawless high seas faces an existential threat from fishing, shipping and the military. Next month, a landmark UN conference could finally bring hope. “Outside national waters, in the high seas, it is essentially a no man’s land when it comes to protecting sensitive environments and their inhabitants,” […]
29 Dec 2017
Guardian The world’s oceans are set for a long overdue boost in the coming days as the United Nations votes for the first time on a planned treaty to protect and regulate the high seas. The waters outside national maritime boundaries – which cover half of the planet’s surface – are currently a free-for-all that has led […]
10 Dec 2017
Nations have agreed that the world needs to completely stop plastic waste from entering the oceans. Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst, Nairobi The UN resolution, which is set to be sealed tomorrow, has no timetable and is not legally binding. But ministers at an environment summit in Kenya believe it will set the course for […]
01 Aug 2017
Countries meet at UN Headquarters in New York for the final round of negotiations toward a possible treaty for the high seas, a new scientific review of recent ocean research has been launched to show the importance of ocean resources to humans. The report, authored by scholars at the University of Oxford for the High Seas Alliance, […]
01 Jul 2017
This is the same piece as above but it focuses on the marine litter and plastics elements. In particular the commitments UK Government has made to work with international bodies on this. I have added links to these programmes which are not the original. UK takes centre stage in global marine protection – the litter […]
12 Jun 2017
This website sets out a host of ideas and programmes: Covering a huge range of issues from sustainable development goals, MPAs, litters, climate change adaptation and fishing. Final calls UN Oceans Conference http://sdg.iisd.org/news/un-ocean-conference-concludes-with-call-for-action-and-1300-commitments/ 11 June 2017: The UN Ocean Conference concluded with a 14-point ‘Call for Action’ to conserve and sustainably use oceans, seas and […]
04 Apr 2016
Thanks to Peter Jones for the information on this. Only related to 10% MPA target but this is a UN call to action and scientists’ consensus statement to support this call? From March 7-9, 2016, the Government of Italy, the Ocean Sanctuary Alliance and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) organized an international conference to support […]
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