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Read MoreUN concludes two-week talks on High Seas Treaty rules with partial progress
Delegates at UN talks in New York made progress in establishing rules for a global treaty to protect and manage the open ocean, though key issues remain unresolved, fuelling concerns among observers.
Read MoreScientists propose new framework to integrate climate and biodiversity actions beyond NbS scope
The international community should adopt a new framework to integrate climate and biodiversity goals under the three Rio Conventions that goes beyond nature-based solutions (NbS), a group of climate scientists proposed in an article published on Thursday.
Read MoreNew York meeting lays financial foundations for High Seas Treaty
UN talks aiming to thrash out the logistical details of a global treaty to protect and manage the open ocean have entered their second week in New York, with answers to some key questions still pending.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Options remain for global plastics treaty, but future highly uncertain
The future of the potential first global plastic pollution treaty hangs in jeopardy as the United Nations may not have budget for further talks and, as of yet, no path forward has been confirmed.
Read MoreUPDATE – INC 5.2: Plastic pollution talks fail to deliver global treaty, again
Negotiations over a UN treaty to tackle plastic pollution collapsed early Friday morning in Switzerland after self-proclaimed high-ambition countries rejected a severely weakened treaty text, written hastily following days of delays and pressure from plastic-producing states.
Read MoreINC-5.2: Producer nations delay progress at plastic talks, but some proposals receive support
Substantial differences of priorities persist between self-proclaimed, high ambition countries and plastic producing nations at the ongoing high-stakes talks to carve out the first UN plastic pollution treaty.
Read MorePREVIEW: Standoff looms on resuming plastic treaty talks as ministers enter the fray
A record number of ministers will descend on Geneva next week as high-stakes talks resume on a first UN treaty aimed at tackling plastic pollution, amid mounting pressure on self-proclaimed ambitious countries to force the issue by sidestepping the veto of petrochemical-producing nations.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Delegates at deep-sea mining talks still divided over whether to move forward with global code
Countries at the latest UN deep-sea mining talks struggled to find common ground on a draft text for a global code as the deadline approaches, amid growing calls for a moratorium.
Read MoreChina, Indonesia sign bilateral agreement for blue carbon research
Indonesia and China signed an agreement last week, in which scientists from both nations will partner on blue carbon research, formalising their recent bilateral collaboration on blue carbon ecosystems.
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