World’s first-ever pact aims to fight threats like climate change, over-fishing and deep-sea mining.
World’s first-ever pact aims to fight threats like climate change, over-fishing and deep-sea mining.
By Lyndal Rowlands, AFP and AP
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The first-ever treaty to protect marine diversity in international waters will come into force early next year, after it was ratified by the 60th nation, Morocco.
World-first pact aims to protect 10 million species from threats like climate change, overfishing and deep-sea mining.
Sixty states have ratified a global treaty to protect the oceans - it will become law in January.
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