The United Nations is set to adopt the text of its high seas treaty on June 19 -- but it won't go into effect until 60 countries ratify it
The high seas treaty could be law by the end of the year, affording protection to marine life in the vast swathes of ocean that belong to no one.
Nations are urged to make the UN Ocean Conference a turning point for sea conservation
France hopes more countries will call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining
World leaders on Monday called for strict rules to govern deep-sea mining and warned against racing to exploit the ocean floor in a thinly vei…
The UN Ocean Conference is seeking to bolster global protections for the world's over-exploitated and polluted seas, and all that rely upon them
Nations gathering at the UN Ocean Conference are under pressure to deliver more to restore the health of the seas
Macron rallied leaders at the start of the oceans conference
The French research vessel Thalassa sailed in a boat parade off Nice at the start of the gathering
World leaders arrived in the French Riviera on Sunday ahead of a high-level summit on ocean conservation, as nations face pressure to adopt to…