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The 3rd UN Ocean Conference: Why India, World Can't Ignore It
What do a fisherman in Kerala, a scuba diver off the coast of the Andamans, and a child building sandcastles on Juhu Beach have in common? They all depend on healthy oceans - whether for food, income, wonder, or simply joy.
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UN Urges Ratification Of Treaty To Protect The Planet's Fragile Oceans
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged world leaders to ratify a treaty that would allow nations to establish protected marine areas in international waters, warning that human activity was destroying ocean ecosystems.
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World Faces An "Ocean Emergency": UN Chief
The world is facing an "ocean emergency" that threatens nature and humanity, the United Nations chief Antonio Guterres told a major UN conference in Lisbon Monday.
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Tuvalu Minister Films Speech Thigh-Deep In Ocean To Depict Climate Change
Tuvalu's foreign minister has given a speech to the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow standing knee-deep in seawater to show how his low-lying Pacific island nation is on the front line of climate change.
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Arctic Ocean Could Be Entirely Ice Free In Summer As Early As 2030
Diplomats from 197 nations wound down a two-week UN conference Friday which started drafting a blueprint for arresting global warming "well below" two degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) over pre-industrial levels.
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2015 Set to be 'Hottest Year on Record': United Nations
The year 2015 is shaping up to be the hottest on record, with the highest ocean surface temperatures ever measured, the UN's weather agency said today, ahead of a crucial climate change summit in Paris.
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Sri Lanka Willing to Set Up Forum to Secure Indian Ocean: PM Ranil Wickremesinghe
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today said his country was wiling to take the lead in forming a multilateral forum with UN support to ensure the maritime security of the Indian Ocean.
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UN Moves Toward Major Treaty For Ocean Biodiversity
UN member states agreed on Saturday to begin negotiations on a treaty to protect marine biodiversity in ocean areas extending beyond territorial waters, in a move heralded by environmental organizations.
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The 3rd UN Ocean Conference: Why India, World Can't Ignore It
What do a fisherman in Kerala, a scuba diver off the coast of the Andamans, and a child building sandcastles on Juhu Beach have in common? They all depend on healthy oceans - whether for food, income, wonder, or simply joy.
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UN Urges Ratification Of Treaty To Protect The Planet's Fragile Oceans
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged world leaders to ratify a treaty that would allow nations to establish protected marine areas in international waters, warning that human activity was destroying ocean ecosystems.
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World Faces An "Ocean Emergency": UN Chief
The world is facing an "ocean emergency" that threatens nature and humanity, the United Nations chief Antonio Guterres told a major UN conference in Lisbon Monday.
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Tuvalu Minister Films Speech Thigh-Deep In Ocean To Depict Climate Change
Tuvalu's foreign minister has given a speech to the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow standing knee-deep in seawater to show how his low-lying Pacific island nation is on the front line of climate change.
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Arctic Ocean Could Be Entirely Ice Free In Summer As Early As 2030
Diplomats from 197 nations wound down a two-week UN conference Friday which started drafting a blueprint for arresting global warming "well below" two degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) over pre-industrial levels.
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2015 Set to be 'Hottest Year on Record': United Nations
The year 2015 is shaping up to be the hottest on record, with the highest ocean surface temperatures ever measured, the UN's weather agency said today, ahead of a crucial climate change summit in Paris.
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Sri Lanka Willing to Set Up Forum to Secure Indian Ocean: PM Ranil Wickremesinghe
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today said his country was wiling to take the lead in forming a multilateral forum with UN support to ensure the maritime security of the Indian Ocean.
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UN Moves Toward Major Treaty For Ocean Biodiversity
UN member states agreed on Saturday to begin negotiations on a treaty to protect marine biodiversity in ocean areas extending beyond territorial waters, in a move heralded by environmental organizations.
