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Protecting Earth’s Last Conservation Frontier: The High Seas

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Protecting Earth’s Last Conservation Frontier: The High Seas

AIF TEST Episode 132 | 63m 33s

The high seas comprise 40 percent of the surface of our planet, 64 percent of the ocean surface, and nearly 95 percent of its volume, yet they are largely ungoverned and unprotected.

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