How Science Can Advance and Strengthen the High Seas Treaty

The long-anticipated Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) agreement, colloquially referred to as the High Seas Treaty, officially came into effect in January, marking a milestone in international ocean governance. Read more here.

Oceans are darkening all over the planet – what’s going on?

In a shift that is reshaping entire ecosystems, the open oceans are letting less light in. We don’t fully understand the consequences yet, but there is still hope, says oceanographer Tim Smyth. Read more here.

Research Examines Science’s Role in High Seas Treaty

The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) agreement – often known as the High Seas Treaty – came into force in January this year following almost two decades of negotiations. Read more here.

Battering of global cooperation clouds future of high seas treaty

A lauded international agreement to protect the high seas has launched into a very different political world than the one that created it. Read more here.

10% of the ocean now protected. We have four years to triple it

The international community has reached a significant milestone in the race to protect the world’s ocean, with 10.01% of marine areas now officially designated as protected or conserved. But conservationists are clear about one thing – celebration must be tempered by urgency. Read more here.