How will the UN's historic 'high seas' treaty protect marine life?
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Greenpeace’s Chris Thorne has called the treaty “a win for all life on this planet.”

A treaty to protect biodiversity in waters outside national boundaries, covering nearly half of Earth’s surface, had been under discussion for more than 20 years.

Delegates from the 193 member nations burst into applause and then stood up in a sustained standing ovation when the treaty was approved with no objections.