The French president welcomed some 60 heads of state and government in Nice on Monday. While several countries pledged to ratify the treaty on the high seas, non-governmental organizations criticized the limited progress in protecting the ocean floor.

World leaders gathered for the UN Ocean Conference in Nice on Monday called for strict rules to govern deep-sea mining and warned against racing to exploit the ocean floor. This comes amid growing anxiety over US President Donald Trump's unilateral push to fast-track the practice in international waters.

France is hosting world leaders this week to confront what the United Nations calls a global "emergency" in the oceans—but what is expected, and can the summit make a difference?

As coral reefs bleach, fish stocks collapse, and sea temperatures break records, world leaders are heading to the French Riviera — not for leisure, but for one of the most urgent diplomatic gatherings of the year.

Oil and gas blocks cover an area the size of Argentina in just 11 ocean ‘frontier regions’, a new report shows. View on euronews

A new initiative to monitor the health of the world’s oceans was unveiled Sunday at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice. The Starfish barometer provides an annual snapshot of ocean

Nations tussle over contentious rules on mining the seabed for critical minerals. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have issued a warning to Donald Trump, the notable absentee from the UN Ocean Summit, who did not even send a delegation to the French city.