Treaties

Solving a problem starts with defining it, and the climate emergency is no exception. Three concepts do the job: temperature, time, and tipping points. It’s too hot, and we have too little time…

There is a startling lack of global regulation of the marine ornamental trade. The only international legal framework that governs the trade of marine ornamentals is the Convention on…

The negotiations for the Global Plastics Treaty (GPT) that collapsed on December 2, 2024, were meant to be a step toward a plastics future informed by sustainable development principles. Given…