A newly ratified treaty to protect life at sea is expected to catalyse opposition to deep-sea mining ahead of a UN climate summit in New York.
The High Seas treaty will become international law in January after it reached a threshold on Friday of more than 60 ratifications, with Morocco joining the list of countries to do so.
It emphasises the need for a “precautionary” approach to human activities on the seabed as well as in sea waters.
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