Time running out to protect world’s oceans, conservationists say as UN treaty talks stall

Unless an emergency meeting for a further round of negotiations is convened an agreement looks unlikely in 2022, Greenpeace warns

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A fifth round of negotiations for a UN ocean treaty to protect and manage the high seas failed to reach an agreement on Friday in New York.

The treaty has been described as the most significant ocean protection agreement for four decades".

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