Humphries Fran, Harden-Davies Harriet
Law Futures Centre, Griffith Law School, Griffith University, Nathan Queensland, 4111, Australia.
University of Wollongong, Squires Way, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia.
Mar Policy. 2020 Dec;122:104214. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104214. Epub 2020 Sep 25.
The oceans are facing a catastrophic decline in biodiversity. States are now in the final stage of negotiations for an implementing agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to fill governance gaps for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. This paper outlines the apparent areas of convergence and divergence between States on the 2019 draft treaty text. It outlines the contributions of the articles in this Special Issue "Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Treaty: the Final Stage of Negotiations", which offer suggestions for breaking negotiation deadlocks and practical ideas for transformative governance change. As States prepare for the postponed fourth and final (planned) negotiating session, we hope that this Special Issue will offer a useful tool for decision-makers and other stakeholders by offering creative ideas for BBNJ governance and for reaching timely agreement on the BBNJ treaty text.
海洋生物多样性正面临灾难性的衰退。各国目前正处于根据《联合国海洋法公约》谈判一项执行协定的最后阶段，以填补国家管辖范围以外海洋生物多样性养护和可持续利用方面的治理空白。本文概述了各国在2019年条约草案文本上明显的共识和分歧领域。它概述了本期特刊“国家管辖范围以外区域的生物多样性（BBNJ）条约：谈判的最后阶段”中各文章的贡献，这些文章为打破谈判僵局提供了建议，并为变革性治理变革提供了切实可行的想法。在各国为推迟的第四次也是最后一次（计划中的）谈判会议做准备之际，我们希望本期特刊能为决策者和其他利益攸关方提供一个有用的工具，为国家管辖范围以外区域的生物多样性治理提供创造性想法，并就国家管辖范围以外区域的生物多样性条约文本及时达成协议。
