Pacific Small Island Developing States

  L-R: Michael Lodge, Secretary-General, International Seabed Authority, in conversation with Maruthadu Sudhakar, India The informal working group on environmental impact assessments (EIAs) focused on: •    decision-making process; •    monitoring, review, and reporting; and •    strategic environmental assessments. The informal working group on marine genetic resources (MGRs), facilitated by Janine Coye-Felson (Belize), considered material, geographical, and temporal scope. For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports and daily web coverage from BBNJ IGC 1. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has published a summary and analysis report from the meeting.   Photos by IISD/ENB | Francis Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page EIAs Informal Working Group Facilitator René Lefeber, the Netherlands Matthías Pálsson, Iceland Saravanane Narayanane, India Jessica Battle, WWF Cymie Payne, IUCN Lisa Speer, Natural Resources Defense Council Wini Broadbelt, EU Jeem Lippwe, Federated States of Micronesia Margo Deiye, Nauru, on behalf of the Pacific-Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) Sergey Leonidchenko, Russian Federation Ma Xinmin, China Duncan Currie, High Seas Alliance John Fox, Fiji L-R: EIAs Informal Working Group Facilitator René Lefeber, the Netherlands; Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS; Michele Ameri, UNDOALOS; and Fernando Cabrera Díaz, UNDOALOS IGC President Rena Lee, Singapore MGRs Informal Working Group Facilitator Janine Coye-Felson, Belize Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria, on behalf of the African Group Drusila Bayate, the Philippines Juliette Babb-Riley, Barbados, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Emad Morcos Mattar, Egypt, on behalf of the G-77/China View of MGRs Informal Working Group in session Rishy Bukoree, Mauritius María Claudia Vélez Crismatt, Colombia Matilda Bartley, Samoa Gabrielle Chin, New Zealand Delegates from Germany L-R: Panelists from the side event on "Capacity Building: International Negotiations and Diplomacy" with Ronán Long; Lisa Eurén Höglund; Essam Yassin Mohammed; Alvin Leong; Marimalia Rodriguez Chaves; and François Bailet  

L-R: Ma Xinmin, China, in conversation with Matthías Pálsson, Iceland The informal working group on area-based management tools (ABMTs) discussed global, regional, and hybrid approaches, focusing on: •    the decision-making process; •    consultation; and •    institutional arrangements. The informal working group on environmental impact assessments (EIAs), facilitated by René Lefeber, the Netherlands, focused on: •    relationships with other agreements; and •    criteria and thresholds. For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports and daily web coverage from BBNJ IGC 1. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has published a summary and analysis report from the meeting.   Photos by IISD/ENB | Francis Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page L-R: ABMTs Informal Working Group Facilitator Alice Revell, New Zealand; Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS; and Valentina Germani, UNDOALOS Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria, on behalf of the African Group Margo Deiye, Nauru, on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) Ninsemon Kida Rose, Côte d'Ivoire Martín Mainero, Argentina Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga, Mexico Arianne Etuk, Bahamas, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Viviana Tinoco, Costa Rica Ariel Cayanan, the Philippines Isauro Torres, Chile Lucía Solano, Colombia Sergey Leonidchenko, Russian Federation Kate Neilson, New Zealand ABMTs Informal Working Group Facilitator Alice Revell, New Zealand IGC President Rena Lee, Singapore EIA Informal Working Group Facilitator René Lefeber, the Netherlands Emad Morcos Mattar, Egypt, on behalf of the G-77/China Wini Broadbelt, EU Tetsuya Yoshimoto, Japan Sydnei Cartwright, Bahamas, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) L-R: EIA Informal Working Group Facilitator René Lefeber, the Netherlands; Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS; Michele Ameri, UNDOALOS; and Fernando Cabrera Díaz, UNDOALOS James Waweru, Kenya Ismail Raushan Zahir, Maldives, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Dhisadee Chamlongrasdr, Thailand Lionel Yee Woon Chin, Singapore Jung So-hyun, Republic of Korea Renato Leonardi, Brazil Coumba Gaye, Senegal Carlos Mata, Uruguay Susan Whelan, Holy See Asha Challenger, Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) L-R: EIA Informal Working Group Facilitator René Lefeber, the Netherlands; and Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS View of the Informal Working Group on ABMTs in session  

  L-R: Melanie Virtue, Convention on Migratory Species Secretariat; Takehiro Nakamura, UN Environment Programme; and Charlotte Salpin, UNDOALOS Delegates at the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) 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 an informal working group on capacity building and technology transfer (CB&TT). The informal working group on area-based management tools (ABMTs) started its work, focusing on: •    objectives; •    process; and •    relationship with other instruments. For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports and daily web coverage from BBNJ IGC 1. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has published a summary and analysis report from the meeting.   Photos by IISD/ENB | Francis Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page L-R: CB&TT Informal Working Group Facilitator Olai Uludong, Palau; Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS; Alice Hicuburundi, UNDOALOS; Vita Onwuasoanya, UNDOALOS; and Stefan Kuuskne, UNDOALOS Fred Sarufa, Papua New Guinea Mohamed Lamine Sidibe, Guinea Margo Deiye, Nauru, on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) Yagya Raj Poudyal, Nepal Dhia Hamad Ajel, Iraq Matthías Pálsson, Iceland Rishy Bukoree, Mauritius Renato Leonardi, Brazil Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland Alain De Comarmond, Seychelles Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga, Mexico CB&TT Informal Working Group Facilitator Olai Uludong, Palau L-R: IGC President Rena Lee and Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS ABMTs Informal Working Group Facilitator Alice Revell, New Zealand Beverly Wade, Belize, for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM ) Ma Xinmin, China Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Viet Nam Mamadou Diallo, Senegal Martin Zvachula, Federated States of Micronesia View of the IGC Informal Working Group in session Kate Neilson, New Zealand John Brincat, EU Kjell Kristian Egge, Norway Cristóbal Hernández Castillo, Chile Jihyun Lee, Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat Desirée Eve Maaño, the Philippines Sofia Tsenikli, Greenpeace Carlos Mata, Uruguay Michael Lodge, Secretary-General, International Seabed Authority Kent Bressie, International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) L-R: ABMTs Informal Working Group Facilitator Alice Revell, New Zealand; Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS; Valentina Germani, UNDOALOS L-R: Harriet Harden, Yubing Shi, Nichola Clark, Robin Warner, and Carole Durussel, Australian National Center for Ocean Resources and Maritime Security (ANCORS)  

  A delegate from Cabo Verde casting her vote to determine the IGC Bureau members from the Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries (GRULAC) Delegates at the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) 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 an informal working group on capacity building and technology transfer, focusing on: •    modalities; •    a clearinghouse; •    monitoring and review; and •    finance mechanism.For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports and daily web coverage from BBNJ IGC 1. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has published a summary and analysis report from the meeting.   Photos by IISD/ENB | Francis Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Delegates conferring prior to the election of IGC Bureau members from GRULAC IGC President Rena Lee, Singapore L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS; Alice Hicuburundi, UNDOALOS; and Charlotte Salpin, UNDOALOS Campaign materials in the IGC plenary UN staff members with ballot boxes IGC Informal Working Group Facilitator Olai Uludong, Palau Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria, on behalf of the African Group Margo Deiye, Nauru, on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) Landisang Kotaro, Palau Alvaro Dos Santos, Paraguay L-R: Jung So-hyun and Hwang Junshik, Republic of Korea Susan Whelan, Holy See Ismail Raushan Zahir, Maldives, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Sergey Leonidchenko, Russian Federation Marc Richir, EU Kimberly Louis, Saint Lucia Diedre Mills, Jamaica Ma Xinmin, China Kjell Kristian Egge, Norway Ariel Cayanan, the Philippines Crocheted mascot, distributed by the High Seas Alliance Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland Evan Bloom, US María Claudia Vélez Crismatt, Colombia Tidiani Couma, Monaco Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera, International Seabed Authority Fredrik Haag, International Maritime Organization L-R: John Brincat, EU, in conversation with Alice Revell, New Zealand L-R: María Claudia Vélez Crismatt, Colombia, in a discussion with Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland Delegates from China, Iceland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, and the US consulting