Landmark treaty could protect high seas – and spark new conflicts

Two-thirds of the world’s oceans lie beyond national borders, an unregulated expanse under growing pressure from mining, fishing and climate change. Now, a new UN treaty promises to change that – but could also trigger fresh conflicts over who controls the high seas. The high seas treaty, known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement,
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