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Brazil in biodiversity negotiations beyond national jurisdictions

Monções, 2021
Negotiations for a binding instrument for marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) are underway under the United Nations. This process is the result of more than 15 years of international discussions, which divides countries over ...
Igor Magri de Queiroz
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Implementing the EIA provisions of the BBNJ Agreement in the international seabed area: obstacles and recommendations

Frontiers in Marine Science
While the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement establishes a comprehensive environmental impact assessment (EIA) regime, its application of the EIA provisions to the international seabed area (the Area) presents significant ...
Nan Jiang, Jiahui Wang, Xin Pan, Xin Pan
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The area-based management tools coordination between IMO and BBNJ agreement regimes and its implications on vessel pollution control

Frontiers in Marine Science
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), as a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for the safety and security of international shipping and the prevention of pollution from ships, has applied two main area-based management tools ...
Jinpeng Wang, Jinpeng Wang, Yiwei Zhang
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The Voice of Science on Marine Biodiversity Negotiations: A Systematic Literature Review

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Over one hundred governments are currently negotiating a new legally binding instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ).
Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki, Alice B. M. Vadrot   +1 more
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From Permits to Samples: Addressing Key Challenges for High-Quality Reference Genome Generation in Europe. [PDF]

Mol Ecol Resour
ABSTRACT High‐quality reference genome assemblies have become essential for deepening our understanding of biodiversity, yet obtaining them for many species remains surprisingly challenging. Drawing on experiences from the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) community, we focus on permit and sample‐handling procedures leading up to nucleic acid ...
Reichel K, Pohjoismäki J, Astrin JJ, Böhne A, Bortoluzzi C, Bužan E, Del Campo J, Ciofi C, Di-Nizo CB, Divakar PK, Greve C, Hampl V, Hilgers L, Laine VN, Leonard JA, Lozano-Fernandez J, Lukić Bilela L, Mazzoni CJ, McCartney AM, Melo-Ferreira J, Monteiro R, Oomen RA, Pavlek M, Pimenta J, Rindos M, Seehausen O, Tarieiev A, Tomasello S, Vinnere Pettersson O, Waterhouse RM, Weber AA, Zinenko O, de Guttry C.   +32 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Blue Economy Research (2011–2025): A Longitudinal Bibliometric Review and Its Alignment With Global Ocean Governance

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Blue Economy has emerged as a key framework for promoting sustainable development in marine and coastal systems. This study provides a longitudinal bibliometric review of peer‐reviewed Blue Economy research published between 2011 and 2025.
Álvaro J. Rojas‐Lamorena, Bárbara Montero‐González, Manuel Hernández‐Peinado, Tamara Guerrero‐Gómez   +3 more
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Towards an Ecosystem Approach to Management in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: REMPs for Deep Seabed Mining and the Proposed BBNJ Instrument

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
The ocean plays a key role in sustaining life on our planet and is inextricably linked to biodiversity, climate, human well-being, and health. However, the governance of the ocean is primarily pursued through sectoral-based legal and institutional ...
Sabine Christiansen, Carole Durussel, Maila Guilhon, Maila Guilhon, Pradeep Singh, Pradeep Singh, Sebastian Unger   +6 more
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 4, Page 1735-1759, August 2026.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
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The entanglement between the IUCN Red List and international biodiversity law

Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 4, August 2026.
Abstract The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species (red list) is of fundamental importance for nature conservation and biodiversity protection. I considered the interaction between the red list and international biodiversity law (IBL), the legal regime that aims to protect biodiversity at a global level ...
Rens Claerhoudt
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National Security Considerations for a Binding Instrument on Managing Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction

AJIL Unbound, 2018
The effort to negotiate and adopt a legally binding instrument to manage marine biodiversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction (BBNJ) implicates national security interests both directly and tangentially.
James Kraska
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