Can we save the high seas?

The world’s oceans are vast, and more than half are outside the jurisdiction of any one country. 

These so-called ‘high seas’ are vitally important to the environment, biodiversity and global economy, but they face a growing number of threats. 

The United Nations has introduced a landmark treaty to safeguard them – but what will it do and is it enough? 

In episode 10 of TalkLandscape, we explore the high seas, including: 

• why they’re much more important than you might think 
• some of the threats they face, from deadly ships to deep sea mining 
• and what’s being done to save them. 

We’ll speak with Mariamalia Rodriguez Chaves, attorney for the Interamerican Association for Environmental Defence Ocean Program, Wassim Dbouk, a marine and maritime policy research fellow at the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute, University of Southampton, and Elissama Menezes, co-founder and director at Equal Routes.