UN ‘high seas’ treaty clears ratification threshold, to enter into force in January

This article is published in association with United Nations. A landmark UN treaty to safeguard marine biodiversity on the high seas has now met the required 60 ratifications for entry into force, clearing the way for it to take effect in January 2026. Morocco and Sierra Leone joined the list of States ratifying on Friday, becoming […]

Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year for 2019 is ‘climate emergency’

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton, Senior Writer, Formative Content “Climate crisis”, “climate denial” and “eco-anxiety” were also contenders Use of “climate emergency” was 100 times more common in September 2019 compared with the previous year Comes in a year that saw […]

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