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Fish swim near some bleached coral at Kisite Mpunguti Marine park, Kenya in 2022.

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Video. UN members agree treaty to protect marine biodiversity

Updated: 05/03/2023 - 18:15 GMT+1

For the first time, UN members have agreed on a 'once-in-a-generation' treaty to protect marine life in the regions outside national boundary waters, known as the high seas.

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