International Agreement For Conserving Marine Biodiversity In Queens
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UN Convention on Biological Diversity In Dec 2022, the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) adopted the historic Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) as a global framework for action by all countries, all stakeholders and across the UN system to halt and reverse biodiversity loss.
First and foremost is the requirement for at least 60 countries to ratify the treaty before it can come into force. As of June 2024, 91 countries have signed the BBNJ Agreement, and eight parties have ratified it.
IUCN is the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. Its experts are organised into six Commissions dedicated to species survival, environmental law, protected areas, social and economic policy, ecosystem management, and education and communication.
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 agreed on 4 March, following conclusion of the fifth round of treaty negotiations at the United Nations headquarters in New York, United ...
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 is legally binding on its signatories.
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.
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 ...