How Continent Benefits From the New Historic 'High Seas' Treaty On Maritime Biodiversity: Africa BBNJ
On 4 March 2023, after 36 hours of final robust negotiations, Singapore's Ambassador Rena Lee and the President of the Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable use of Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction , declared that the"ship has reached the shore.
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres set the right tone at the outset of the conference in New York."Our ocean has been under pressure for decades... [and we] can no longer ignore the ocean emergency," Mr. Guterres said.important step forward in countering these destructive trends and advancing ocean health for generations to come...
While the focus was on fair and equitable sharing of benefits from marine biological resources of areas beyond national jurisdiction, it was equally important to secure ocean sustainability for present and future generations, consistent withFor a young African scientist, the BBNJ Agreement means an opportunity to get involved in research projects, and access samples, databases, repositories, and digital sequence information.
On MGRs, the African Group achieved its intended pathway, ensuring that MGRs activities will benefit all, particularly in advancing scientific knowledge. To promote scientific knowledge, BBNJ Agreement provisions extend to MGRs and digital sequence information collected or generated before its entry into force, except if a State declares otherwise. Nevertheless, the Agreement allows African scientists access to old samples from marine scientific research and samples collected under the BBNJ.
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