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On Thursday, 1 September, the informal working group on capacity building and technology transfer met in the morning to continue discussions on technology transfer, institutional arrangements and funding. The plenary reconvened for the rest of the day to discuss possible areas of convergence and areas for further discussion based on the report from the informal working group on marine genetic resources, including 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.” Photos by IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Vita Onwuasoanya, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS), and Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS Zakieh Taghizadeh and Momtaz Djamchid, Iran Lucía Raffin, Argentina Evan Bloom, US Prim Masrinuan, Thailand for the Group of 77 and China Hiroko Muraki Gottlieb, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Angel Horna, Peru Rishy Bukoree, Mauritius Carlos Sobral Duarte (Brazil), Facilitator of the informal working group on marine genetic resources From L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS; Rena Lee (Singapore), Facilitator of the informal working group on capacity building and transfer of marine technology; Alice Hicuburundi, UNDOALOS; and Vita Onwuasoanya, UNDOALOS Josh Mitchell, Cook Islands Diedre Mills, Jamaica Stefán Ásmundsson, North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission, and Driss Meski, International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas Participants consulting Chair Eden Charles, Trinidad and Tobago Matthías Pálsson, Iceland Anca Leroy, EU Sidney Kemble, the Netherlands, with Gina Guillén-Grillo, Costa Rica Sonoko Ichimura, and Zentaro Naganuma, Japan Participants networking during the lunch break John Brincat, EU, and Zentaro Naganuma, Japan Margo Deiye, Nauru Carmen Mifsud, Malta Khurshed Alam, Bangladesh From L-R: Joelle Casanova, Tidiani Couma and Florian Botto, Monaco Exhibitions inside the UN Headquarters: Refugees

On Wednesday, 31 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) met briefly in plenary in the morning. The informal working group on environmental impact assessment (EIA) also met in the morning, to continue a discussion of EIA governance and exchange views on strategic environmental assessment. The informal working group on capacity building and technology transfer met for the rest of the day, to consider principles and approaches, as well as specific proposals. 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.” Photos by IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Evan Bloom, US, and Zentaro Naganuma, Japan Driss Meski, International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, and Mohamed Atlassi, Morocco Rishy Bukoree, Mauritius Alice Revell, New Zealand Martin Zvachula, Federated States of Micronesia Kjell Kristian Egge, Norway Charlotte Salpin, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS), and Chair Eden Charles, Trinidad and Tobago Zakieh Taghizadeh and Momtaz Djamchid, Iran Rena Lee (Singapore), Facilitator of the informal working group on capacity building and transfer of marine technology Tidiani Couma, Monaco, and Kimo Goree, Vice-President, IISD Gina Guillén-Grillo, Costa Rica Lizanne Aching, Trinidad and Tobago Alice Hicuburundi, UNDOALOS Thembile Joyini, South Africa Catherine Boucher, Canada Wini Broadbelt, EU Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria Marcia Rochina, Ecuador Prim Masrinuan, Thailand for the Group of 77 and China James Ndirangu Waweru, Kenya Chair Eden Charles, Trinidad and Tobago, with Janine Coye-Felson, Belize Jung So-hyun, Republic of Korea Juliette Babb-Riley, Barbados Christopher Katota, Zambia Xinmin Ma, China Ismail Raushan, Maldives Fred Sarufa, Papua New Guinea Essam Yassin Mohammed, Eritrea Despina Boubalos, Greece, and Sofia Tsenikli, Greenpeace Wini Broadbelt and René Lefeber, the Netherlands Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria, with the delegation of Monaco Exhibitions inside the UN Headquarters: SDGs

On Tuesday, 30 August, delegates at 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) continued to exchange views in the informal working group on area-based management tools, including marine protected areas, in the morning. Following a brief plenary session, the informal working group on environmental impact assessment met for the rest of the day, to consider: definitions, principles and approaches; transboundary EIAs; criteria and thresholds; and governance. 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.” Photos by IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Thembile Joyini, South Africa, with Diedre Mills, Jamaica Cristian Laborda Mora, Chile, and Gina Guillén-Grillo, Costa Rica Fiona Khan, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS), and Zakieh Taghizadeh, Iran Henning Dobson Knudsen, Denmark, with Matthías Pálsson, Iceland Lisa Speer, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Kristina Gjerde, IUCN Natalie Morris-Sharma, Singapore Juliette Babb-Riley, Barbados, reading the ENB Paulus Tak, Pew Charitable Trusts, and Martijn Peijs, the Netherlands Mohamed Atlassi, Morocco Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga, Mexico Alice Hicuburundi, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS) Lizanne Aching, Trinidad and Tobago Kjell Kristian Egge, Norway Wini Broadbelt, EU Rolando Castro, Costa Rica Jessica Battle, WWF Babajide Alo, Nigeria Jean Kenfack, Cameroon Khurshed Alam, Bangladesh Tidiani Couma and Florian Botto, Monaco Alice Revell, New Zealand Isaías Medina Mejías, Venezuela René Lefeber, Facilitator of the informal working group on Environmental Impact Assessments, the Netherlands Michael Bliss, Australia Tilani Silva, Sri Lanka Matthías Pálsson, Iceland From L-R: Asterios Tsioumanis and Elisa Morgera, IISD Reporting Services, with Duncan Currie, Greenpeace International Around the Venue Friend of Peace, Vasko Taskovski Grand Carnaval 2, René Portocarrero A view of Long Island City, Queens from the UN Headquarters

On Monday, 29 August, the plenary 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), convened briefly in the morning. It was followed by the informal working group on marine genetic resources, which focused on definitions, intellectual property rights and benefit-sharing. The informal working group on area-based management tools, including marine protected areas, met throughout the day to consider: definitions, principles and approaches, and institutional arrangements. 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.” Photos by IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. John Brincat, EU Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga, Mexico Margo Deiye, Nauru, for Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) Alice Revell and John Adank, New Zealand Amb. Makurita Baaro, Kiribati Chair Eden Charles, Trinidad and Tobago Zentaro Naganuma, Japan Kimo Goree, Vice-President, IISD, with Sidney Kemble, the Netherlands Martin Zvachula, Federated States of Micronesia Gina Guillén-Grillo, Costa Rica Prim Masrinuan, Thailand for the Group of 77 and China Ali Nasimfar, Iran Carlos Sobral Duarte, Brazil Kjell Kristian Egge, Norway Isaías Medina Mejías, Venezuela Diedre Mills, Jamaica Michael Bliss, Australia Christoph Reusser, Switzerland Xinmin Ma, China Kristina Gjerde, IUCN Janine Coye-Felson, Belize Sofia Tsenikli, Greenpeace Cristian Laborda Mora, Chile Catherine Boucher, Canada Ismail Raushan, Maldives Peggy Kalas, High Seas Alliance Alistair Graham, Australia, and Cristian Laborda Mora, Chile Daniela Diz, ENB, and Martijn Peijs, the Netherlands Participants networking Hector Celarié, El Salvador

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.” Photos by IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. 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) Anca Leroy, EU Xinmin Ma, China Rishy Bukoree, Mauritius Thembile Joyini, South Africa Rena Lee, Singapore Stephen Mathias, Assistant Secretary-General, Office of Legal Affairs Evan Bloom, US Rolando Castro, Costa Rica Zentaro Naganuma, Japan Juliette Babb-Riley, Barbados Catherine Boucher, Canada John Adank, New Zealand Zentaro Naganuma, Japan, and Matthías Pálsson, Iceland Geoff Burton, UN University (UNU), with Barbara Ruis, UNEP Ismail Raushan, Maldives Prim Masrinuan, Thailand for the Group of 77 and China Hiroko Muraki Gottlieb, IUCN Michael Bliss, Australia Momtaz Djamchid, Iran Matthías Pálsson, Iceland Kjell Kristian Egge, Norway Tek Prasad Dhungana, Nepal Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria Khurshed Alam, Bangladesh Martin Zvachula, Federated States of Micronesia, with, John Brincat, EU Duncan Currie, Greenpeace International, and Thembile Joyini, South Africa Participants networking