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Is a global treaty for the high seas possible?

The Inside Story Podcast
The Inside Story Podcast
Episode • Aug 15, 2022 • 22m

UN member states are meeting in New York to try and agree on a global treaty for the high seas. They want to protect fragile ecosystems in international waters. What's prevented a deal until now?

Join host Laura Kyle.

Guests:

Jessica Battle - Senior Expert on Global Ocean Policy at the World Wildlife Fund.

Daanish Mustafa - Professor of Critical Geography at King's College London.

Will McCallum - Head of Oceans at Greenpeace UK.

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