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August 30, 2022

U.N. Ocean Treaty Talks Aimed at Protecting Marine Wildlife End in Failure
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Here in New York, a fifth round of talks aimed at protecting the world's
marine wildlife has ended in failure. On Saturday, negotiations on an
updated United Nations ocean treaty ended without an agreement after
wealthy countries, including the U.S. and Canada, rejected a plan to
establish "marine protected areas" spanning 30% of the world's oceans.


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