S1E95: Hope for the conservation and sustainable use of the high seas?

The Straits Times Podcasts · Mar 19, 2023 · 17m

Why a new UN treaty gives hope to the world’s ailing oceans and is important to South-east Asia.

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

Did you know oceans provide about half the oxygen we breathe and soak up about 90 per cent of the excess heat generated by global warming? They also soak up about a third of the carbon dioxide emissions from mankind’s activities.

While this is slowing the pace of climate change, the oceans are becoming warmer and more acidic. And…