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Estimating ecological thresholds for good status using natural variation in reference conditions

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 5, May 2026.
The framework outlined here presents a transparent, robust, scalable and pressure‐independent approach to estimate the probability of an ecosystem component being in good status for a range of marine systems. This straightforward and easily understood approach can be used to estimate thresholds for good status where they are missing for ecological ...
Lorna McKellar, Matthew M. Holland, Abigail McQuatters‐Gollop, Tye L. Kindinger, Abigail Nichols, Sebastian Valanko, Megan Hilton, Jan Geert Hiddink   +7 more
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The WHO Pandemic Agreement Negotiation: Introducing a New Database (The Pandemic Agreement Database)

Global Policy, Volume 17, Issue 2, Page 433-445, May 2026.
ABSTRACT In May 2025, the Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a historic pandemic agreement following 3 years of intensive and complex multilateral negotiations. By providing primary data on the negotiation process, the Pandemic Agreement Database supports empirical and scholarly research across multiple dimensions of global ...
Kevin Parthenay, Petra Godoy
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Between technological innovation and the ocean commons: intellectual property and benefit-sharing under the BBNJ agreement

Frontiers in Marine Science
This article examines the normative conflict between intellectual property (IP) regimes and the benefit-sharing framework established under the Agreement on Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement).
Júlia Schütz Veiga, Júlia Schütz Veiga, Henrique Marcos   +2 more
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Considerations Concerning State Ratification of The BBNJ Agreement

Abstract This paper presents procedural, policy, and legal considerations that states may encounter before and after ratifying the BBNJ Agreement, with a focus on its marine genetic resources (MGR) provisions. It briefly examines the behaviours of parties to the other two previously ratified implementing agreements to the United Nations ...
Jeff A. Ardron, Daniel Kachelriess, Christopher H. C. Lyal, Chilenye Nwapi, Muriel Rabone, Aysegul Sirakaya, Alison Swaddling   +6 more
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The source‐to‐sea nexus between water and ocean law: An international and EU perspective

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 210-224, April 2026.
Abstract The source‐to‐sea (S2S) approach provides a systemic framework for analysing the governance of naturally interconnected freshwater and marine ecosystems. This paper examines the extent to which the S2S approach is reflected in key international and EU water and ocean law instruments, as well as the legal and governance implications of said ...
César Soares de Oliveira, Antti Iho, Elina Heikkilä, Jonas Kyrönviita, Niko Soininen, Antti Belinskj   +5 more
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Examining Indonesia's Preparations for Ratifying the BBNJ Agreement

Jurist-Diction
The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement is a crucial international legal instrument for conserving marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Although Indonesia has signed the agreement, ratification has yet to be completed.
Ardelia Clarissa Noensie, Putri Widhyastiti Prasetiyo   +1 more
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From credits to coherence: Applying the policy coherence approach to prevent problem‐shifting in the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 172-183, April 2026.
Abstract Carbon crediting mechanisms can deliver cost‐effective climate mitigation but risk ‘problem‐shifting’ by worsening environmental harms such as biodiversity loss and water pollution. This article assesses whether the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) is better equipped than the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to prevent such trade ...
Tomilola Akanle
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Using the marine flyways concept to accelerate ocean conservation

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 3, March 2026.
Implementing the marine flyways framework can secure ecological connectivity across the marine environment, including in synergistic implementation of existing regional policy instruments and multiple multilateral environmental agreements, including CMS, the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) and the Agreement on the Conservation ...
Joanne M. Morten, Aline Küehl‐Stenzel, G. Barry Baker, Graeme A. Taylor, Virginia A. Garcia Alonso, Victoria R. Jones, Nicola Crockford, Tammy E. Davies   +7 more
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How can marine technology transfer achieve climate justice? Systemic integration of the BBNJ and TRIPS regimes

Frontiers in Marine Science
The entry into force of the BBNJ Agreement introduces a normative conflict between the equitable mandates of marine technology transfer and the exclusionary intellectual property rights protected by the TRIPS Agreement.
Danyang Hu
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BBNJ Agreement and the Negotiation Process: an Analysis From Developing Country Perspective With Special Focus on Indonesia

Jurnal Hukum Internasional
The governance of marine genetic resources from areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ)and regulating access to this regime in all available and existing forms is a core issue before international policymakers.
Simi K K, Kavitha Chalakkal
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