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World leaders back ocean treaty and new marine reserves, but critics say action still lags

The United Nations Ocean Summit in France ended with pledges to ratify a treaty protecting international waters, but world leaders faced pushback for slow progress and weak commitments on key issues like bottom trawling and deep-sea mining.

Karen McVeigh reports for The Guardian.

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Costa Rica pushes global ocean protections and deep sea mining moratorium

Costa Rica’s president used the United Nations Ocean Conference to call for a global pause on deep sea mining and greater international cooperation to protect marine ecosystems.

Teresa Tomassoni reports for Inside Climate News.

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Warming oceans could help submarines hide better from sonar detection

Submarine detection is growing more difficult as climate change alters how sound moves through warming seas, shrinking the range of sonar in key military regions.

Jacob Judah reports for The New York Times.

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Global effort to protect international waters nears milestone as more countries back UN ocean treaty

Eighteen more nations signed onto a United Nations treaty to protect biodiversity in international waters, leaving the agreement just 11 ratifications short of taking effect.

Annika Hammerschlag reports for The Associated Press.

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Scientists revise timeline for possible collapse of key Atlantic ocean current

The Atlantic current system that helps regulate global climate may be weakening slower than some previous studies predicted, though uncertainty remains about when — or if — it could reach a tipping point.

Rebecca Egan McCarthy reports for Grist.

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Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

In the lead-up to the United Nations Ocean Conference that opens today in France, scientists released ten policy recommendations urging world leaders to act swiftly on climate change, overfishing, and marine pollution based on existing scientific evidence.

Teresa Tomassoni reports for Inside Climate News.

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EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

Days before the United Nations Oceans Conference, the European Union unveiled a marine protection plan that environmental groups say fails to deliver meaningful safeguards for Europe’s seas.

Rosie Frost reports for Euronews.

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