STRENGTHENING OCEAN GOVERNANCE: MARINE GENETIC RESOURCES (MGR) IN AREAS BEYOND NATIONAL JURISDICTION (ABNJ)
The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Seas provides the legal framework for governance of the oceans and the seas within which, all activities must be carried out. Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ), are those areas of the oceans for which no one nation has sole responsibility for management. These include the ‘High […]