Establishing marine protected areas in the Southern ocean, lessons for the BBNJ agreement

This paper first gives a brief overview of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)’s struggle to establish Antarctic Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The paper then addresses the question: what lessons can countries learn from CCAMLR's experience in est...

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Published in:Marine Policy
Main Author: LIU, Nengye
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
Subjects:
Antarctica
BBNJ
CCAMLR
High Seas
Biodiversity
Environmental Law
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
Antarc*
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4445
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106216
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/6403/viewcontent/BBNJ_av.pdf
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Summary:This paper first gives a brief overview of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)’s struggle to establish Antarctic Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The paper then addresses the question: what lessons can countries learn from CCAMLR's experience in establishing high seas MPAs under the Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement? The paper finds that the final text of the BBNJ Agreement did largely reflect CCAMLR's experience when it comes to MPAs. This is particularly so with respect to 1) clarification of the relationship between conservation and use; 2) the interpretation and application of a science-based precautionary approach; and 3) consensus-based decision-making process. The paper concludes that the insights CCAMLR provides for navigating geopolitical tensions between major powers is an important reference for the future operation of the BBNJ Agreement.

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