From New York, this is Democracy Now.

Evening ish ladies and gentlemen.

The ship has reached the shore.

Nearly 200 countries have agreed to protect biodiversity in the world's oceans after a decade of negotiations.

We'll look at the historic UN High Seas Treaty.

Then Tennessee Bans gender affirming healthcare for minors, becoming the latest state to target the trans community.

We'll speak with Chase Strangio of the ACLU.

In 2023, already over 400 bills have been introduced in states across the country, targeting LGBTQ people, the majority of these bills targeting trans people.

It's just the beginning of March and four states have already banned healthcare for trans adolescents, and we're seeing these bills escalate with efforts to ban care for adults, as well as efforts to criminalize trans people using the restroom.

Plus, blood brand threat.

That's what Fox executives called Fox reporters and anchors questioning Trump's fall selection claims.

We'll speak with the President of Media Matters. All that and more coming up.

Welcome to Democracy Now.

I'm Amy Goodman.

At the United Nations, negotiators from more than 190 countries have agreed to the first ever international treaty to protect the high seas.

The historic agreement caps nearly 20 years of efforts by conservation groups.

It seeks to establish marine protected areas covering 30% of the world's seas by 2030 to protect ocean biodiversity.

Mentalists hail the treaty's passage as a major milestone calling on nations to swiftly adopt and ratify it.

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature said in a statement that the treaty quote closes essential gaps in international law and offers a framework for governments to work together to protect global ocean health, climate resilience, and the socio-economic well-being and food security of billions of people.

The International Economic Energy Agency, Anne Arun, has agreed to increase cooperation and monitoring of nuclear activities following a visit by IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi to Tehran.

We have agreed on a number of concrete actions like accesses that we are going to have to information and places.

I believe that an improvement, a marked improvement, at least in terms of my dialogue with the Iranian government has been registered.

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