TY - JOUR
T1 - Protecting biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
T2 - An earth system governance perspective
AU - De Santo, E. M.
AU - Asgeirsdottir, A.
AU - Barros-Platiau, A.
AU - Biermann, F.
AU - Dryzek, J.
AU - Goncalves, L. R.
AU - Kim, R. E.
AU - Mendenhall, E.
AU - Mitchell, R.
AU - Nyman, E.
AU - Scobie, M.
AU - Sun, K.
AU - Tiller, R.
AU - Webster, D. G.
AU - Young, O.
PY - 2019/4
Y1 - 2019/4
N2 - In September 2018, following over a decade of informal discussions, the United Nations General Assembly launched an intergovernmental conference to address the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. This process is scheduled to take two years and is structured around four themes: marine genetic resources, area-based management tools (including marine protected areas), environmental impact assessments, and capacity building and marine technology transfer. This Perspective draws on the earth system governance literature and the authors' own experience of and views on the BBNJ process to provide insights and recommendations for the ongoing negotiations. It highlights three areas of concern: (i) the politicization of science and coping with scientific uncertainty, (ii) institutional fragmentation; and (iii) the need for a new agreement to respond to the complex set of multiple, multilevel, and systemic threats to marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. (C) 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
AB - In September 2018, following over a decade of informal discussions, the United Nations General Assembly launched an intergovernmental conference to address the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. This process is scheduled to take two years and is structured around four themes: marine genetic resources, area-based management tools (including marine protected areas), environmental impact assessments, and capacity building and marine technology transfer. This Perspective draws on the earth system governance literature and the authors' own experience of and views on the BBNJ process to provide insights and recommendations for the ongoing negotiations. It highlights three areas of concern: (i) the politicization of science and coping with scientific uncertainty, (ii) institutional fragmentation; and (iii) the need for a new agreement to respond to the complex set of multiple, multilevel, and systemic threats to marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. (C) 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
KW - Biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction
KW - Marine genetic resources
KW - Scientific uncertainty
KW - Institutional fragmentation
U2 - 10.1016/j.esg.2019.100029
DO - 10.1016/j.esg.2019.100029
M3 - Article
SN - 2589-8116
VL - 2
SP - 1
EP - 7
JO - Earth System Governance
JF - Earth System Governance
ER -
