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Book SynopsisMarine Biodiversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) identifies the major issues at stake in the BBNJ negotiations and examines the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. This timely volume offers cutting edge contributions from leading global experts on access and benefit sharing of marine genetic resources; environmental impact assessments; capacity building and transfer of technology as well as Arctic environmental issues including security and shipping. Cross-cutting themes including the potential impact on existing legal frameworks and instruments are also explored.
Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgments List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Featured Remarks 1 The Journey to Realisation Rena Lee 2 The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in the Present Geo- Political Situation Hans Corell 3 Managing High Seas Through a Sui Generis Arif Havas Oegroseno PART 1 Context—Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) 4 BBNJ Treaty Negotiations 2019 J. Ashley Roach 5 Area-Based Management Tools, Including Marine Protected Areas – Reflections on the Status of Negotiations Lisa Eurén Höglund PART 2 Marine Genetic Resources, Access & Benefit Sharing 6 Benefit Sharing: Combining Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets, Science and an Ecosystem- Focused Approach Marcel Jaspars and Abbe E. L. Brown 7 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction: (Intellectual) Property Heuristics Siva Thambisetty PART 3 Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA S), Scientific Data and Databases, Sensor Technology 8 The Quest to Completely Map the World’s Oceans in Support of Understanding Marine Biodiversity and the Regulatory Barriers we Have Created Larry Mayer and J. Ashley Roach 9 Mitigating Human Impacts on Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction: Potential Benefits of the International Legally Binding Instrument Robin Warner 10 Not an Intractable Challenge: Geoengineering MSR in ABNJ Karen N. Scott PART 4 Capacity Building and Transfer of Technology (CBTT) 11 Capacity Building in Marine Science – Added Value of the BBNJ? Alf Håkon Hoel 12 Marine Technology Transfer: Towards a Capacity-Building Toolkit for Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Harriet Harden-Davies PART 5 Cross-cutting Issues 13 Beholding the Emerging Biodiversity Agreement through a Looking Glass: What Capacity-Building and Gender Equality Norms Should Be Found There? Ronán Long 14 A Few Words on the “Cross-Cutting Issue”——The Relationship between a BBNJ Convention and Existing, Relevant Instruments and Frameworks and Relevant Global, Regional and Sectoral Bodies Ted L. McDorman 15 Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdiction and the Limits of the Commons: Spatial and Functional Complexities Joanna Mossop and Clive Schofield PART 6 Arctic Issues: Environment, Security, Shipping 16 Non-Arctic States’ Role in the High North: Participating in Arctic Governance Through Cooperation Nong Hong 17 Round Two for Arctic Fishing? David Dubay Index
