Resources
The resources will grow as the BBNJ Treaty matures
from negotiations to implementation.
Resources
Resources
Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (UN Official Site)
This is the official UN Division for Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea's website on the BBNJ Treaty. It provides relevant documents from the Intergovernmental Conference sessions.
Conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction – BBNJ - IISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin
The ENB provides daily reports and an overall summary at the conclusion of each session. Coverage dates back to the first preparatory committee meeting in 2016.
BBNJ Governance Literature Database
This database compiles scientific, peer-reviewed literature on the BBNJ Treaty in English, dating back to 2004 and continuously updated by the MARIPOLDATA team. Literature on MGRs can be searched, using keywords and the year of publication. Abstracts to all publications (where available) are provided with a hyperlink to the official publication website. Statistics on the distributions of publications by topic, year, region and source are also provided.
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