Bbnj Agreement

12 Sep Bbnj Agreement

Side Events: To support the second two-week conference, DOSI collaborated on five side events: (www.un.org/bbnj/content/side-events) The protection, use and respect of traditional knowledge systems are relevant to each of the ILBI elements. However, the final declaration of the third negotiating meeting, which brings together the areas of convergence and divergence, affected it only three times [14]. With regard to the MGR negotiations, the Chairperson and the facilitators noted the progress made on possible ways to manage traditional knowledge on access and compensation for benefits and welcomed a joint proposal for a new article specifically addressing this issue [I.13]. The World Ocean Council (WOC) strives to develop and provide business participation and input to BBNJ. There is a large amount of literature that analyzes legal, political, social and environmental issues for environmental impact assessments (EIAs) in the ABNJ (z.B Refs. [28,29]. There are a large number of international legal and policy agreements that deal directly and indirectly with EIA in NJBS (see z.B Refs. [30]). The EIA provisions of the Convention are contained in Articles 204 to 206. Article 206 requires States to assess the potential effects of activities under their jurisdiction or control that may cause “significant pollution” or “significant and harmful changes in the marine environment” and to report to the relevant international organizations on the assessments they provide to all States. Significant gaps remain in the implementation of Article 206 of the Convention, including a lack of clarity on the proper application of the obligation within the ABNJ, the absence of detailed and legally binding comprehensive requirements for EIA, compliance/implementation and the absence of cumulative effects in the implementation of most EIAs [31]. Vierros and Harden-Davies (this edition) are exploring ways to improve the CBTT under the BBNJ agreement using synergies with other relevant frameworks. You analyse synergies between CBTT requirements for ILBI and existing international CBTT commitments and frameworks, including biodiversity protection, climate change and ocean governance.

They discuss potential capability requirements for the implementation of the BBNJ agreement, ranging from science to regulation, including the role of technology, and identify gaps in the current framework with regard to specific requirements related to marine ABNJ applicable to CBTTs. Vierros and Harden-Davies argue that CBTT makes more sense and is less costly if it allows for linkages between ABNJ initiatives and those within national jurisdiction – reflecting the dynamic and interconnected nature of the ocean and allowing countries not to isolate ilbi, but to implement it in conjunction with other international obligations and national priorities. . . .