It's been described as the 'learning journey of a lifetime' - as nations finally agreed an historic deal to protect the world's ocean, after years of talks. AlexTomo reports.
It’s been described as the “learning journey of a lifetime”, as nations finally agreed an historic deal to protect the world’s ocean, after years of talks.
Delegates at the United Nations in New York rose for a standing ovation as the treaty was signed – designed to safeguard 30 percent of oceans and surrounding land by the year 2030.
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