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IOs in the BBNJ Regime Complex – the Dataset [PDF]

Data in Brief, 2023
The dataset on the involvement of international organizations (IOs) in in the negotiations for a new legally binding instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) under the United Nations ...
Arne Langlet, Alice Vadrot
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The Interplay between the CAOF Agreement and BBNJ Agreement: A Chinese Perspective

Sustainability, 2022
After years of negotiation, in 2018, five Arctic coastal states and five other members, including China, reached the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean (CAOF Agreement). Meanwhile, at the sessions of the BBNJ negotiation, which were mandated by the UN General Assembly Resolution 72/249, expectations for a ...
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Sustainable development and utilization of marine genetic resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction: A Chinese perspective [PDF]

Science Progress
Breakthroughs in marine science and technology have profoundly expanded our knowledge of the ocean, driving unprecedented levels of marine resource utilization.
Zhengkai Mao, Zhijun Zhang, Jinpeng Wang, Shiyang Zhang   +3 more
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When will the BBNJ Agreement deliver results?

npj Ocean Sustainability
A new international agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) was adopted and subsequently opened for signature in September 2023.
Robert Blasiak, Jean-Baptiste Jouffray
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The interaction of the BBNJ agreement and the legal regime of the Area, and its influence on the implementation of the BBNJ agreement [PDF]

Marine Policy
The Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) is often framed as the 'high seas treaty '. However, the BBNJ also applies to the international seabed (the Area), an aspect that has not gained sufficient attention ...
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Transnational maritime environmental crime and the BBNJ Agreement

Frontiers in Conservation Science
Marine areas beyond national jurisdiction are a prime target for transnational maritime environmental crime due to a fragmented international legal framework and a lack of coordination and cooperation between governance and institutional structures.
Sarah Louise Lothian
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Data Management and the ‘BBNJ Standardized Batch Identifier’ Under the BBNJ Agreement

Sustainable Development Goals Series
Abstract This chapter addresses two innovations in the BBNJ Agreement—the ‘“BBNJ” standardized batch identifier’ (BBNJ Identifier) and the data management plan (DMP). The BBNJ Identifier is a means to link information about the subject matter of the BBNJ Agreement—marine genetic resources (MGRs) and digital sequence information on MGRs (DSI ...
Marcel Jaspars, Fran Humphries, Muriel Rabone   +2 more
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Application of the environmental impact assessment provisions under the BBNJ Agreement in high seas marine protected area: challenges and suggestion

Frontiers in Marine Science
Once the BBNJ Agreement enters into force, its environmental impact assessment (EIA) provisions will apply to high seas marine protected areas (MPAs). This paper examines current treaties and practices within four high seas MPAs and finds that the EIA ...
Yong Wang, Xin Pan, Xin Pan
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The Place of Intellectual Property Under the BBNJ Agreement

Sustainable Development Goals Series
Abstract This chapter explores the place of intellectual property (IP) in the negotiations of the BBNJ Agreement and the approach ultimately taken in the BBNJ Agreement. The chapter considers possible steps which could be taken in implementing the BBNJ Agreement in relation to IP regarding access and benefit sharing in respect of marine ...
Abbé Brown
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China’s role in global marine conservation: opportunities and challenges in implementing ABMTs in ABNJ under the BBNJ Agreement

Frontiers in Marine Science
Area-based management tools (ABMTs) are crucial for conserving marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ). The BBNJ Agreement establishes a global framework for the protection of critical ocean areas through implementing ABMTs ...
Xiaojing Miao, Li Chen
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