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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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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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The principle of common heritage of humankind and the BBNJ agreement

Agenda Internacional
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 (New York, 2023) it addresses marine biodiversity under the perspective of ...
Tullio Scovazzi
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Prioritizing Shark, Ray, and Chimaera Conservation in Rapidly Changing Polar Waters. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol
Polar sharks, rays, and chimaeras face growing pressures from changing sea‐ice conditions, expanding fisheries, and limited protection. Our assessment highlights where critical habitats occur and how Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs) can support more targeted conservation and fisheries management across the Arctic and Antarctic.
Bettcher VB, Batlle-Morera A, Kyne PM, Charles R, García-Rodríguez E, Rohner CA, Armstrong AO, O'Leary Amsler M, Chernova NV, Devine BM, Dolgov AV, Donovan MM, Faure J, Finucci B, Fisher JAD, Forbes RAS, Hedges KJ, Hollyman PR, Hussey NE, Jac R, Kulka DW, Orlov AM, Péron C, Schaber M, Ste-Marie E, Weigmann S, Jabado RW.   +26 more
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Status of Polar Blue Carbon: Toward Recognition and Integration in Marine Policy. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol
Carbon‐rich habitats in polar regions are globally important, as uptake of CO2 by marine systems is shifting toward the poles. Changing conditions are exposing these regions to anthropogenic exploitation. Timely policy intervention can protect these habitats to prevent further emissions and further integration of polar blue carbon in management ...
Zwerschke N, Krause-Jensen D, Barnes DKA, Renaud PE, Austin WEN, Ardyna M, Attard K, Bluhm BA, Comeau S, Gattuso JP, Hauck J, Leu E, Maar M, Oziel L, Poste AE, Schourup-Kristensen V, Svensen C, Thyrring J, Sejr M.   +18 more
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The entanglement between the IUCN Red List and international biodiversity law. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
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 ...
Claerhoudt R.
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Marine Genetic Resources in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Promoting Marine Scientific Research and Enabling Equitable Benefit Sharing

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Growing human activity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) is driving increasing impacts on the biodiversity of this vast area of the ocean. As a result, the United Nations General Assembly committed to convening a series of intergovernmental ...
Alex D. Rogers, Amy Baco, Elva Escobar-Briones, Duncan Currie, Kristina Gjerde, Judith Gobin, Marcel Jaspars, Lisa Levin, Katrin Linse, Muriel Rabone, Eva Ramirez-Llodra, Javier Sellanes, Timothy M. Shank, Kerry Sink, Kerry Sink, Paul V. R. Snelgrove, Michelle L. Taylor, Daniel Wagner, Harriet Harden-Davies   +18 more
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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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Identifying and Describing Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs): A Key Tool for the Protection of Ocean Biodiversity in Dispute

Arctic Review on Law and Politics, 2022
The distribution of legal authority to protect biodiversity in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) between the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the UN Law of the Sea Convention (LOSC) has been a contentious issue.
Christian Prip
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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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