NICE: A global oceans summit wrapped up Friday with world leaders taking major steps toward marine protection and vowing a showdown when nations meet to negotiate rules for deep-sea mining next month.But as a cacophony of ship foghorns sounded the close of the UN Ocean Conference in France, a lack of funding pledges and the…
UN summit to end with boost for ocean conservation NICE: A summit on the state of global oceans concludes Friday with nations having tested the waters on deep-sea mining and making strides towards protecting unpoliced reaches of the high seas.But the UN Ocean Conference is set to fall short on major new financial pledges for…
Image used for representative image NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday called for urgent global action on ocean health at the 3rd UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, with Union minister of earth sciences Jitendra Singh urging the international community to invest in innovation, ratify the ‘High Seas Treaty’, and finalise a legally binding agreement to…
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (Image credit: AP) United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday the world could not let the deepest oceans “become the wild west”, at the start in France of a global summit on the seas.World leaders are attending the UN Ocean Conference in Nice as nations tussle over contentious…
UN Ocean Conference to start in Nice, France (AP) NICE: France is hosting world leaders this week to confront what the United Nations calls a global “emergency” in the oceans but what is expected, and can the summit make a difference?There is pressure on the UN Ocean Conference starting Monday in Nice to show that…
A fleet of research vessels has gathered in Nice for the UN Ocean Conference, commencing with a parade to highlight ocean conservation. Delegates will address critical threats like rising temperatures and pollution, pushing for the ratification of the High Seas Treaty to protect international waters. The conference aims to accelerate ocean protection efforts and enforce…
