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WTO seeks to land big prize after 20 years of fish talks By Emma Farge Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) - Negotiators are hoping the World Trade Organization will on Thursday not only deal a major blow to overfishing after 20 years of trying, but in doing so also dispel doubts about its own usefulness. The global trade watchdog, whose 164 members are also at loggerheads over how it should settle disputes, has not clinched a major trade deal for years, and analysts say it needs to land one this year to maintain its credibility. The prize could be a sharp reduction of the widespread fishing subsidi...

A vendor selling seafood prepares fish as she serves her customers, at a traditional market in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 1, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo Geneva: Negotiators are hoping the World Trade Organisation will on Thursday not only deal a major blow to overfishing after 20 years of trying, but in doing so also dispel doubts about its own usefulness. The global trade watchdog, whose 164 members are also at loggerheads over how it should settle disputes, has not clinched a major trade deal for years, and analysts say it needs to land one this year to maintain its credi...

NationofChange The Maldives is building a floating city More than 80% of the country's land area lies at less than one meter above sea level – meaning rising sea levels and coastal erosion pose a threat to its very existence. The waterfront residences will float on a flexible grid across a 200-hectare lagoon. Such innovative developments could prove vital in helping atoll nations, such as the Maldives, fight the impact of climate change. Dutch company is also testing the technology in the Netherlands. The atoll nation of Maldives is creating an innovative floating city that miti...

How healthy is the food of the future? Lantern fish are a group of mesopelagic fish species, and one of the most abundant vertebrates in the world. But could we have them for dinner? Photo: Oda Linnea Brekke Iden / Institute of Marine Research Krill exist across the globe. This is an Antarctic cousin of the Northern krill that researchers have fed to mice in a study on their health effects.  Photo: Oda Linnea Brekke Iden / Institute of Marine Research Blue mussels aren't quite a novel resource, but researchers are now ...

Global summit convened to discuss the breakthroughs needed for a net-zero world Leaders from business, civil society and heads of state and governments...