Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under UNCLOS on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ)
RESUMED FIFTH SESSION
20 February – 3 March 2023
- Statement by the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority at the Resumed Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Conference for the conclusion of an internationally legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
- Information note by the Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority on the relevance of the role and mandate of the Authority under UNCLOS and the 1994 Agreement in the context of the revised draft of an implementing agreement under UNCLOS on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction
FOURTH SUBSTANTIVE SESSION
23 March – 3 April 2020 ( POSTPONED)
THIRD SUBSTANTIVE SESSION
19-30 August 2019
Statement by the Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority on Cross-Cutting Issues on Article 4, paragraph 1 “Relationship between this Agreement and the Convention and other [existing] relevant legal instruments and frameworks and relevant global, regional and sectoral bodies”
SECOND SUBSTANTIVE SESSION
25 March – 5 April 2019
Statements
Agenda Item 5: General Exchange of Views
Agenda Item 6: Cross-cutting issues (Joint statement by the International Seabed Authority and the International Maritime Organization)
Side Events
ISA’s Commitment to Protecting the Marine Environment in partnership with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea and the National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea
Twenty-Five Years of ISA’s Contribution to Deep-Sea Marine Scientific Research and the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) in partnership with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO) and the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) | 2 April 2019
FIRST SUBSTANTIVE SESSION
4-17 September 2018
Statements
Agenda Item 6 : General Exchange of Views
Agenda Item 7: Capacity building and transfer of marine technology
Agenda Item 7: Measures such as area-based management tools, including marine protected areas
Agenda Item 7: Environmental impact assessments
Agenda Item 7: Marine genetic resources including questions on the sharing of benefits
Side Events
Presentation | Development of REMPs for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts in the Northwest Pacific Ocean – Outcomes of the Qingdao Workshop
Presentation | Increasing the participation of Developing States in the Capacity Building Programmes of the International Seabed Authority
Presentation | The Impact of the ISA-Contractor Training Programme: ‘A Trainee’s Perspective’
Presentation | Deep Sea Biodiversity Inventorization – India Contribution