The UN Secretary General has congratulated UN member nations for finalizing a text to ensure the conservation & sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, calling it a “breakthrough” after many rounds of talks. The agreement reached by delegates of the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity In Areas Beyond National Areas is marked as a landmark in the battle for saving and conserving marine biological diversity in international waters. The agreement is better known by its acronym BBNJ. It is the culmination of UN-facilitated talks that began in 2004. Already being referred to as the ‘High … Continue reading UN Member Nations Achieve Major Breakthrough in Marine Biodiversity Conservation