International Agreement For Conserving Marine Biodiversity In San Diego
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The Agreement applies to marine biodiversity of “areas beyond national jurisdiction”. This refers to the high seas and the international seabed area (the “Area”). Together, these areas amount to over two-thirds of the ocean and over 90 per cent of the habitat on Earth that is occupied by life.
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 (BBNJ Agreement) was adopted on 19 June 2023 by the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National ...
Several international conventions focus on biodiversity issues: the Convention on Biological Diversity (year of entry into force: 1993), the Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (1975), the International Treaty on Plant ...
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) The purpose of this multilateral agreement is “the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources.” It has been ratified by 196 nations.
On 19 June 2023, after nearly twenty years of discussion and negotiation, 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, opens in a new window (BBNJ Agreement) was adopted.
The main global treaty to protect biodiversity is the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The CBD Convention was adopted on and entered into force on 29 December 1993. It currently has 196 Parties.
The main global treaty to protect biodiversity is the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The CBD Convention was adopted on and entered into force on 29 December 1993. It currently has 196 Parties.
It entered into force on 29 December 1993. The Convention recognized for the first time in international law that the conservation of biodiversity is "a common concern of humankind" and is an integral part of the development process. The agreement covers all ecosystems, species, and genetic resources.
A landmark in international law, the CBD establishes the principle of national sovereignty over natural resources. It recognizes for the first time that the conservation of biological diversity is a common concern of humankind and an integral part of the development process.
As of June 2024, 91 countries have signed the BBNJ Agreement, and eight Parties have ratified it.
