Sheril Kirshenbaum
For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas — nearly half the planet's surface. https://www.npr.org/2023/03/05/1161187590/a-treaty-to-protect-the-worlds-oceans-has-been-agreed-after-a-decade-of-talks #nature
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Mar 5, 2023 at 6:25pmWeb
Show threadMatei TomaseviciMar 5, 2023
@Sheril
What does it mean in practice?
Show threadSheril KirshenbaumMar 5, 2023
@mundi Too soon to say. But after 20 years of talks on this, it’s a step in the right direction.
Show threadJonathan Groves ✅Mar 5, 2023
@Sheril
Show threadAngelaEwartMar 5, 2023
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Show threadKevin RussellMar 5, 2023

@Sheril

Is the nearly half they "will protect" those parts of the seas not being exploited, or those parts of the seas already crushed, dragged, poisoned, starved of oxygen and over fished?

Show threadShield MaidenMar 6, 2023
@Sheril Agreements and committments are all fine and dandy, but only ACTION works.
Show threadJohnMar 8, 2023
@Sheril that's great