The ocean is essential to limiting global temperature rise. It captures about 30 per cent of all carbon dioxide emissions, ...

The UN Ocean conference in southern France ended on Friday with some progress towards marine conservation and calls from ...

France claims victory as enough nations promise to ratify the high seas treaty despite opposition from Trump’s America.

The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference concluded today with more than 170 countries adopting an intergovernmentally agreed declaration committing to urgent action to conserve and sustainably use the ...

The declaration – together with bold voluntary commitments by States and other entities – constitutes the Nice Ocean Action Plan, successfully concluding the five-day Conference with a boost to ...

These included calls to “acknowledge the deep ocean’s critical role, and the scale of what we still do not know” and to ...

The biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) agreement, also referred to commonly as the High Seas Treaty, has moved ...

Anglicans were part of a faith leaders meeting in Nice at the UN Oceans conference to discuss the importance of the conservation and protection of the oceans and deliver a multifaith declaration ...

From new marine protections to progress on the High Seas Treaty, this conference has delivered vital new momentum for ocean conservation. But unless we tackle the climate crisis head-on and move ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. NICE, ...

Over 15,000 heads of state, delegations and scientists have gathered in France for the UN Ocean Conference, which has already ...