NEW YORK, New York, September 9, 2025 (ENS) – International talks on a treaty to govern the high seas beyond national jurisdictions began on a freezing February day in 2006 at UN Headquarters in New York City. Today, as nations gather at UN Headquarters for the 80th anniversary of the UN General Assembly, the High Seas Treaty is a reality. […]
CALI, Colombia, October 25, 2024 (ENS) – The world’s most important event to conserve biodiversity, the United Nations biodiversity summit known as COP16, officially opened in Colombia on Monday, and […]
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, December 20, 2022 (ENS) – The first global agreement to protect at least 30 percent of global lands and waters by 2030 was reached Monday by 196 world governments, all but the United States. […]
LYON, France, December 7, 2022 (ENS) – A wildlife and timber trading law enforcement crackdown by the international police force Interpol and the World Customs Organization has yielded more than 900 arrests and the disruption of wildlife and timber crime networks globally. Police and Customs officials have made have 2,200 seizures and identified 141 companies they suspect of engaging in illegal sales. […]
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