Summary
On Thursday, 30 March, delegates to the third session of the Preparatory Committee on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (PrepCom 3) reconvened in the informal working group on environmental impact assessments (EIAs). The working group met throughout the day, focusing on triggers, process and governance, including questions of costs, transparency, consultations, monitoring and review. Delegates also discussed strategic environmental assessments and capacity building.
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L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS); René Lefeber, the Netherlands, Facilitator of the informal working group on environmental impact assessments; Yoshinobu Takei, UNDOALOS; and Michael Schewchuk, UNDOALOS
Luke Daunivalu, Fiji
Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria
Zentaro Naganuma, Japan
Leonito Bacalando Jr., Federated States of Micronesia
Lizanne Aching, Trinidad and Tobago
Natalie Morris-Sharma, Singapore
Kristina Gjerde, IUCN
Jihyun Lee, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
L-R: Tom Diederen, the Netherlands, with Henning Dobson, Denmark
PrepCom 3 participants
René Lefeber, the Netherlands, Facilitator of the informal working group on environmental impact assessments
Lora Reeve, OceanCare
Michael Lodge, Secretary-General, International Seabed Authority (ISA)
Linlin Li, China
Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga, Mexico
Song Da Hee, Republic of Korea
Penny Race, New Zealand
Djamchid Momtaz, Iran
Maruthadu Sudhakar, India
Peter Flewwelling, North Pacific Fisheries Commission
Evan Bloom, US
Wini Broadbelt, EU
L-R: Tidiani Couma, Monaco; Charlotte Salpin, UNDOALOS; Daniela Diz, WWF; Angel Horna,
Peru; and Florian Botto, Monaco
L-R: Bello Aliyu Waziri, Eva Omotese, and Babajide Alo, Nigeria