#  About Us 

 



#  About Us 

 

 

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## Our Mission

**Our mission is to deepen stakeholders' understanding of the historic BBNJ Treaty by providing objective and science-based information about the fair and equitable sharing of benefits associated with marine genetic resources.**



 

## Our Values

We believe that the BBNJ Treaty, which reflects the best practices of scientists and honors the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities that hold relevant traditional knowledge, will achieve its goal of conservation and sustainable use of the largest ecosystem of the Earth.



 

##  Our Team 

 



  [### Peter R. Girguis

 ](/people/peter-r-girguis)Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University

 

 

 

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   [### Hiroko Muraki Gottlieb

 ](/people/hiroko-muraki-gottlieb)Associate, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University

 

 

 

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