Experts Meetings on Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdiction

• Published in: Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy
• Main Author: Sun, Zhen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Brill 2019
• Subjects: Arctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/24519391-00402016; https://brill.com/view/journals/apoc/4/2/article-p300_300.xml; https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/apoc/4/2/article-p300_300.xml

This article summarizes and discusses the main issues addressed at two events hosted at the World Maritime University–Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute in Malmö, Sweden in the first half of 2019. The first event was the International Workshop on bbnj : Toward Development of a Balanced, Effective and Universal International Agreement on 7 February, co-sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan, and the second event was the 43rd colp Annual Conference on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction: Intractable Challenges & Potential Solutions co-hosted with the Center for Oceans Law and Policy ( colp ), University of Virginia School of Law and The Nippon Foundation. The two events covered topics including marine genetic resources – access and benefit sharing, area-based management tools including marine protected areas, environmental impact assessments, capacity building and transfer of technology, cross-cutting issues, and Arctic concerns.