International Agreement For Conserving Marine Biodiversity In Alameda
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The new legally binding international instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction - known as 'BBNJ' - was adopted on 19 June, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, United States.
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is the international legal instrument for "the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources" that has been ratified by 196 nations.
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is the international legal instrument for "the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources" that has been ratified by 196 nations.
The Agreement is open for signature by all States and regional economic integration organizations from 20 September 2023 to 20 September 2025, and will enter into force 120 days after the date of deposit of the sixtieth instrument of ratification, approval, acceptance or accession.
The convention is legally binding on its signatories.
The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which entered into force in 1993, promotes the conservation of biodiversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits. The CBD is the most important and encompassing international agreement in the field of biodiversity.
Ratified by 196 countries, the CBD is an international treaty for the conservation of biological diversity. The CBD was agreed in 1992 and has seen nearly every country in the world become a party to it. The UK brought the CBD into force in 1993.
The Cabinet meeting was held on July 02, 2024. The BBNJ Agreement, or the 'High Seas Treaty', is an international treaty under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). It aims to address the growing concerns over the long-term protection of marine biodiversity in the high seas.
The BBNJ treaty does more than enable countries to establish high seas protections: It sets an objective for member countries to establish an “ecologically representative and well-connected network” of MPAs and to provide capacity and technology transfer to support developing countries in creating and implementing MPAs ...
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is the international legal instrument for "the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources" that has been ratified by 196 nations.
