Highlights and images for 26 August 2016

Summary

On Friday, 26 August, the second session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom 2) on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) was opened by Chair Eden Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and Stephen Mathias, Assistant Secretary-General, Office of Legal Affairs. Plenary convened in the morning to consider organisational matters. An informal working group on marine genetic resources met for the rest of the day to consider: definitions, principles and approaches, access and benefit-sharing.

IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage, daily reports and a summary and analysis report in English and French from the 2nd Session of the Preparatory Committee Established by the UN General Assembly Resolution 69/292 “Development of an International Legally Binding Instrument 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.”
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From L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS); Chair Eden Charles, Trinidad and Tobago; and Alice Hicuburundi, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS)