News Archives - High Seas Alliance Treaty Tracker

New global ocean treaty: Historic action for the High Seas

High Seas Alliance Reaction G7 Ministers’ Communiqué on Climate, Energy and Environment

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AGREEMENT REACHED TO ADVANCE HIGH SEAS TREATY

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UN Secretary-General makes a final plea to delegates to adopt a robust and ambitious treaty

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Yellow card warning to stop time-wasting at critical UN High Seas Treaty negotiations

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High Seas Alliance statement to delegations at the resumed IGC5

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Letter from the High Seas Alliance to the UN Secretary-General

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High Seas Treaty negotiations: Half-Time reflections on IGCFinal. Victory in reach, but need to pick up pace in 2nd half!

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Follow the resumed IGC5 negotiations through the HSA Treaty Tracker

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Letter from Heads of Organisations of the High Seas Alliance and other partners to world governments on the new biodiversity agreement for the ocean:

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High Seas Treaty: What Ocean Do You Want?

Healthy or degraded? An effective High Seas Treaty for the ocean must be strong and future facing. Show your support....

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High Seas Alliance reaction to U.S. joining High Ambition Coalition

We welcome the announcement that the U.S.A. has joined the High Ambition Coalition for Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)....

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REACTION: COP15 OUTCOME RECOGNISES THE IMPORTANCE OF BLUE NATURE

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Ministers reaffirm their ambition to finalize in March groundbreaking new Treaty to safeguard life in the high seas

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TREATY TALKS END WITHOUT RESOLUTION IN NEW YORK

2022 deadline fades as NGOs ask, ‘what now?’...

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Greenpeace Global Ocean Treaty Rally and Dance Party Outside UN HQ

During IGC5 Greenpeace held a rally and dance party outside UN Headquarters to draw public attention to the High Seas Treaty negotiations....

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High Seas Treaty Negotiations Video Updates – IGC5

Latest Video Updates from the UN High Seas Treaty Negotiations (IGC5) - New York, 15-26 August...

Time is Running Out for the High Seas

HSA reaction to the G7 Leaders’ Communiqué, Elmau, 28 June 2022, on the adoption of an ambitious high seas Treaty in 2022

LE TEMPS PRESSE POUR LA HAUTE MER !

¡SE ACABA EL TIEMPO PARA LA ALTA MAR!

Time is Running Out for the High Seas

The EU Environment Ministers are meeting on the 28th June, 2022 - help tell EU leaders they need to act for a strong treaty....

Let’s Get Creative For the Ocean

The High Seas Alliance & RISE UP are bringing in key young voices to the High Seas Treaty discussions using art as a universal language. Get involved!...

G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Communiqué calls for the conclusion of High Seas Treaty negotiations in 2022

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As governments fail to agree Global Ocean Treaty, Greenpeace ship encounters armada of fishing vessels on high seas

High seas treaty talks fail to reach a deal

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Ocean Protection Further Delayed as UN Ocean Negotiations Close Without Treaty

Negotiations for a new UN Treaty to protect two thirds of the planet have ended without conclusion at the UN Headquarters in New York....

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High Seas Treaty Negotiations Video Updates

Latest Video Updates from the UN High Seas Treaty Negotiations (IGC4) - New York, 7-18 March...

UN ocean treaty is ‘once in a lifetime’ chance to protect the high seas

Negotiators aim to agree on legal framework for protecting international waters that are key to ‘life as we know it’...

Countries Must Seize Greatest Opportunity in a Generation to Conserve Global Biodiversity

Nouveau Traité dans le cadre de la Convention des Nations unies sur le droit de la mer

La communauté internationale dispose de sa dernière occasion pour garantir la conservation de la biodiversité de l’océan en haute mer....

Solo el 1,2 por ciento de la alta mar está protegida

La británica Hannah Rudd, una de las jóvenes embajadoras de la alta mar, considera clave la reunión de Naciones Unidas ......

A once-in-a-generation chance to build meaningful protections for our ocean

Countries must seize greatest opportunity in a generation to conserve global ocean biodiversity...

The Hidden Natural Wonders of the World

As negotiations for a strong High Seas Treaty resume this week at the UN Headquarters in New York, discover what could be saved with High Seas MPAs....

Reaction: New Government Commitment to the High Seas

The High Seas Alliance strongly welcomed the news this morning of a high-level commitment by 14 Heads of State, and all 27 members of the European Uni...

Ouest France: 28 French NGOs call for a strong High Seas Treaty in public letter to President Macron

As the One Ocean Summit begins in Brest this Wednesday, February 9, several environmental associations are asking President Emmanuel Macron, in an ope...

Le Monde: 19 NGOs call for the One Ocean Summit to result in concrete advances to the BBNJ Treaty and global ocean protection

A collective of 19 NGOs working for the protection of marine ecosystems and the global ocean, asks that the Heads of State participating in the One Oc...

Declaration: International youth outline key priorities for a new BBNJ Treaty and its needed completion at IGC4

High Seas Youth Ambassadors, representing youth from across the globe, have released a Youth Declaration outlining their key priorities for a new and ...

Researchers call for a robust High Seas Treaty in order to protect penguin species

Penguins may not require passports to travel, but they do need protection, according to an international research team who analyzed 131 scientific pap...

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark – “Preventing devastation on the high seas – and beneath them”

Op-ed by Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark calling for the conclusion of the negotiations for an ambitious High Seas Treaty that meaningfu...

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Video: The Emperor Seamounts – The Hidden Natural Wonders of the World

The Leading Women for the Ocean network call for an immediate, concerted international effort to adopt a robust and ambitious UN High Seas Treaty to h...

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Comunicado de prensa: Expertos destacan valor del alta mar para la conservación del océano

EL CAMINO HACIA LA CREACIÓN DE LA PRIMERA GENERACIÓN DE ÁREAS MARINAS PROTEGIDAS EN ALTA MAR...

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Hidden Wonders of the High Seas – a path to creating the first generation of high seas marine protected areas

How much do you know about the extraordinary species and habitats of the High Seas? Launching the Hidden Wonders of the Natural World campaign...

All UK supermarkets, and many other companies, come out in support for a robust BBNJ Treaty

For the 1st time, all UK supermarkets & many other companies have stepped forward together to make a stand on biodiversity. The Sustainable Seafood Co...

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Youth for Ocean Digital Summit – Register Now!

This inspiring Summit, planned for November 25-27 2021, will generate a powerful space where 200 young change-makers will co-build bold campaigns to d...

IUCN World Conservation Congress Urges U.N. to Finalize Treaty to Protect High Seas by Early 2022

The vote signals growing consensus on the need to conserve biodiversity and mitigate climate change. ...

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Greenpeace – High Stakes: The environmental and social impacts of destructive fishing on the high seas of the Indian Ocean

In this report, we will focus on fishing pressure on the high seas of the western Indian Ocean; the threats this industry poses to biodiversity and li...

Webinar Registration – The MPA Guide: A Framework to Achieve Global Goals for the Ocean

The MPA Guide is a peer-reviewed study that will be published in the prestigious scientific journal Science in September, coinciding with this event. ...

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Young Advocate Pushes for Treaty to Protect High Seas and Long-Term Ocean Health

As negotiations for a High Seas Treaty continues, youth ambassadors work to ensure that their generation's voices are heard. ...

Divers Alert Network Europe – What You Need to Know and Do to Protect the High Seas

Divers Alert Network Europe (DAN) highlight the importance of protecting the high seas for the scuba community, recognizing the beautiful reefs that d...

Daily News – It’s time to wake up, listen to the ocean

By Ghaamid Abdulbasat Hatibu (High Seas Youth Ambassador)

The importance of protecting biodiversity is not lost on Tanzanians. Our country is well kn...