Decoding Marine Genetic Resource Governance Under the BBNJ Agreement

Decoding Marine Genetic Resource Governance Under the BBNJ Agreement

Public international law
Environment
Environmental management

This open access book provides practical guidance for understanding the new treaty adopted in June 2023 that will change the way biodiversity is governed in about two thirds of the oceans known as areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ). 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 is an achievement for global cooperation in conservation, sustainability and equity. The treaty provisions in Part II on Marine Genetic Resource (MGR) governance were the most contentious element of negotiations, resulting in significant innovation and compromise.

Fran Humphries

https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/98552/9783031721007.pdf?sequence=1

Springer Nature

2025

Mustabsyirah

Creative Commons

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