Natural History Wanderings

The Nature Conservancy reports

After more than a decade of negotiations, governments convening in New York City today agreed a landmark United Nations treaty on the conservation and sustainable use of the high seas – those vast areas of open ocean that lie beyond territorial waters and collectively cover nearly half of Earth’s surface. Formal adoption and signing of the treaty text must take place as soon as possible.

Read more at At Last, a New Deal for the High Seas