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How the High Seas Treaty Impacts Climate Change and Biodiversity

Belize became the first Caribbean country to ratify the agreement, helping push the historic ocean governance treaty into force. By Climate Spotlight The first legally binding treaty covering international ocean zones came into force on January 17, 2026. The purpose of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction agreement, also called the “ocean” or “high seas” treaty, […]

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March 5, 2026
COP30: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Belém
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COP30: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Belém

By Carbon Brief A voluntary plan to curb fossil fuels, a goal to triple adaptation finance and new efforts to “strengthen” climate targets have been launched at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil. After all-night negotiations in the Amazonian city of BelĂ©m, the Brazilian presidency released a final package termed the “global mutirĂŁo” – a […]

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November 29, 2025
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