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By Esme StallardClimate and Science Correspondent, BBC NewsMarch 5, 2023, 02:44 GMTUpdated 27 minutes agoimage source, Good picturesAfter 10 years of

The first international agreement to protect the world's oceans for 40 years has been reached.

In a couple of years. esme stallard, bbc news. minna epps, the head of the oceans team at the international union for conservation of nature, joined me earlier to discuss the significance of the treaty. i think a historic milestone for ocean protection the safety of the countries of the world came together and found common ground and agreed on a text for a treaty for high seas to protect them in terms of conservation and sustainable use on marine biological diversity. how do you get 193 states to find common ground? that is a challenging process. as you know this has taken a very, very long ti...

Ocean conservationists expressed elation late Saturday after it was announced—following nearly two decades of consideration and effort—that delegates from around the world had agreed to language for a far-reaching global treaty aimed at protecting the biodiversity on the high seas and in the deep oc...

The police used water cannons to clear the crowds. and things are getting increasingly tense. earlier this week, police in tel aviv fired stun grenades at protesters. but with many people fearing that democracy in israel is under threat, those tensions are likely to get worse. sofia bettiza, bbc news. well for more i'm joined now by the head of the oceans team at the international union for conservation of nature, minna epps. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. so what have we achieved a?