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3rd Session of the Preparatory Committee Established by the UN General Assembly Resolution 69/292 "Development of an International Legally Binding Instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction"
27 March - 7 April 2017 | UN Headquarters, New York
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Highlights for Friday, 7 April 2017
On Friday, 7 April, the plenary of the third session of the Preparatory Committee on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (PrepCom 3) met throughout the day. In the morning, delegates continued discussions on cross-cutting issues, including institutional arrangements, monitoring, review, compliance and dispute settlement.
Plenary then debated next steps in the process, including an updated, streamlined Chair's non-paper based on submissions and PrepCom discussions, and draft substantive recommendations to the UN General Assembly, with an indication of areas of convergence. Delegates also shared expectations about the conduct, priorities and outcome of PrepCom 4. Confirming the need for expeditious intersessional preparations, Chair Duarte gaveled the meeting to a close at 3:47pm.
The Earth Negotiations Bulletin summary and analysis of PrepCom 3 will be available on Monday, 10 April 2017, online at: http://enb.iisd.org/oceans/bbnj/prepcom3/
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has providing daily web coverage, daily reports and a summary and analysis report from the 3rd Session of the Preparatory Committee Established by the UN General Assembly Resolution 69/292 "Development of an International Legally Binding Instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction." Our summary and analysis report is available in HTML and PDF.
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Sora Lokita, Indonesia
Sabita Nakarmi, Nepal
Djamchid Momtaz, Iran
Horacio Sevilla Borja, Ecuador
Lisa Speer, Natural Resources Defense Council
L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS); Chair Carlos Sobral Duarte, Brazil; Alice Hicuburundi, UNDOALOS; and Charlotte Salpin, UNDOALOS
Delegates from Indonesia
Chair Carlos Sobral Duarte, Brazil, with PrepCom 3 delegates
Highlights for Thursday, 6 April 2017
On Thursday, 6 April, the plenary of the third session of the Preparatory Committee on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (PrepCom 3) met throughout the day. Delegates continued discussions on environmental impact assessments, and then tackled capacity building and technology transfer, and cross-cutting issues, including institutional arrangements, monitoring, review, compliance and dispute settlement.
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Cristóbal Hernández Castillo, Chile
Maruthadu Sudhakar, India
Duncan Currie, Greenpeace International
Lydia Slobodian, IUCN
L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS); Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga, Mexico; Alice Hicuburundi, UNDOALOS; and Charlotte Salpin, UNDOALOS
Juliette Babb-Riley, Barbados, on behalf of the Caribbean
Community (CARICOM)
Margo Deiye, Nauru, on behalf of the Pacific Small Island
Developing States (PSIDS)
Leonito Bacalando Jr., Federated States of Micronesia
Ismail Raushan Zahir, Maldives, on behalf of the
Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Evan Bloom, US, in a conversation with Chair Carlos Sobral Duarte, Brazil
Highlights for Wednesday, 5 April 2017
On Wednesday, 5 April, the plenary of the third session of the Preparatory Committee on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (PrepCom 3) convened throughout the day.
On area-based management tools (ABMTs), including marine protected areas (MPAs), delegates discussed three options: a global model, establishing a global institution to consider and decide on ABMT proposals; a hybrid model, reinforcing regional and sectoral organizations' mandates through regional coordination mechanisms, and providing global guidance to enhance cooperation and global-level implementation oversight; and a regional and sectoral model, recognizing regional and sectoral bodies' authority for decision making, monitoring and review of ABMTs with the ILBI providing general policy guidance to promote cooperation, without global-level oversight. On environmental impact assessments (EIAs), delegates discussed: assessing transboundary impacts, strategic environmental assessments, scientific review and consultation, other governance aspects and a clearinghouse mechanism.
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Alice Revell, New Zealand, Facilitator of the informal working group on ABMTs, including MPAs
Kjell Kristian Egge, Norway
Lois Young, Belize
Michael Googan, Australia
Hina Saeed Baig, Pakistan
Zentaro Naganuma, Japan
Rolando Castro, Costa Rica
Essam Yassin Mohammed, Eritrea
L-R: Sophie Mirgaux and John Brincat, EU
Asheline Appleton, IISD RS, confers with Kjell Kristian Egge, Norway
Evan Bloom, US, in conversation with delegates from Mexico
Highlights for Tuesday, 4 April 2017
On Tuesday, 4 April, delegates to the third session of the Preparatory Committee on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (PrepCom 3) convened in plenary in the morning and in the afternoon, with the informal working group on cross-cutting issues completing its work in the morning.
In the morning, Amb. Peter Thomson (Fiji), UN General Assembly President, encouraged delegates to bring cooperation, flexibility and determination to the BBNJ process and to participate in the upcoming Oceans Conference, stressing the importance of the BBNJ process in oceans stewardship. In the afternoon, plenary further discussed the scope of benefit-sharing from marine genetic resources, as well as access and benefit-sharing modalities.
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President of the UN General Assembly, Amb. Peter Thomson, Fiji
Chair Carlos Sobral Duarte, Brazil
L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS); President of the UN General
Assembly, Amb. Peter Thomson, Fiji; Chair Carlos Sobral Duarte, Brazil; Alice Hicuburundi, UNDOALOS; and Charlotte Salpin, UNDOALOS
Peni Suveinakama, Fiji
Susan Whelan, Holy See
Janine Coye-Felson, Belize, Facilitator of the informal working group on
marine genetic resources
Riena Dwi Astuty, Indonesia
María Claudia Vélez Crismatt, Colombia
L-R: Sergey Leonidchenko, Russian Federation, in consultation with
Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga, Mexico
Delegates from Latin America consulting
Highlights for Monday, 3 April 2017
On Monday, 3 April, delegates to the third session of the Preparatory Committee on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (PrepCom 3) convened in the informal working group on capacity building and technology transfer (CB&TT) in the morning. The informal working group on cross-cutting issues, facilitated by Chair Sobral Duarte, met for the rest of the day, addressing the scope of a new legally binding instrument, its relationship with other instruments and its possible institutional arrangements.
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L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS); Rena Lee, Singapore, Facilitator of the informal working group on capacity building and transfer of marine technology; and Alice Hicuburundi, UNDOALOS
Peter Haugan, Chair of Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria, on behalf of the African Group
Takehiro Nakamura, UN Environment
Kristina Gjerde, IUCN
Blaise Kuemlangan, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Alain Tellier, Canada
Rogelio Villanueva Jr., the Philippines
Delegates from Spain consulting
Leonito Bacalando Jr., Federated States of Micronesia, consulting with the Philippines
L-R: John Brincat, EU; Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga, Mexico; and
Gina Guillén-Grillo, Costa Rica
L-R: Sergey Leonidchenko, Russian Federation, in conversation with Evan Bloom, US
Delegates from the Philippines
Highlights for Friday, 31 March 2017
On Friday, 31 March, delegates to the third session of the Preparatory Committee on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (PrepCom 3) convened in the informal working group on capacity building and technology transfer throughout the day. Discussions focused on: scope, principles and modalities of capacity building and technology transfer; links with other elements of a new legally binding instrument; intellectual property rights; a clearinghouse mechanism; funding; and monitoring and review.
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Michael Lodge, Secretary-General, International Seabed Authority (ISA), delivering his intervention
Yolannie Cerrato, Honduras
Kate Neilson, New Zealand
Siai Taylor, Cook Islands
Carlos Garcia Reyes, Guatemala
Michael Lodge, Secretary-General, ISA
Thembile Joyini, South Africa, consulting with Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria
Highlights for Thursday, 30 March 2017
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L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS); René Lefeber, the Netherlands, Facilitator of the informal working group on environmental impact assessments; Yoshinobu Takei, UNDOALOS; and Michael Schewchuk, UNDOALOS
Lizanne Aching, Trinidad and Tobago
Natalie Morris-Sharma, Singapore
Jihyun Lee, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
L-R: Tom Diederen, the Netherlands, with Henning Dobson, Denmark
PrepCom 3 participants
L-R: Tidiani Couma, Monaco; Charlotte Salpin, UNDOALOS; Daniela Diz, WWF; Angel Horna,
Peru; and Florian Botto, Monaco
L-R: Bello Aliyu Waziri, Eva Omotese, and Babajide Alo, Nigeria
Highlights for Wednesday, 29 March 2017
On Wednesday, 29 March, delegates to the the third session of the Preparatory Committee on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (PrepCom 3) reconvened in the informal working group on area-based management tools (ABMTs), including marine protected areas (MPAs). The informal working group focused on: definitions; process, including submission of proposals, assessment, review and monitoring; and approaches and principles. In the afternoon, following a short plenary, the informal working group on environmental impact assessments (EIAs) started its work.
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Alice Revell, New Zealand, Facilitator of the informal working group on ABMTs, including MPAs, opened
Haryo Budi Nugroho, Indonesia
L-R: John Brincat and Sophie Mirgaux, EU
L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS); Alice Revell, New Zealand,
Facilitator of the informal working group on ABMTs, including MPAs; and Valentina Germani, UNDOALOS
Michael Googan, Australia, in conversation with Natalie Morris-Sharma, Singapore
Julian Jackson, The Pew Charitable Trusts, in conversation with delegates from Ireland
Highlights for Tuesday, 28 March 2017
On Tuesday, 28 March, delegates to the the third session of the Preparatory Committee on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (PrepCom 3) reconvened in the informal working group on marine genetic resources in the morning. Deliberations focused on benefit-sharing modalities and on the possible establishment of a clearinghouse. Following a brief plenary, the informal working group on area-based management tools (ABMTs), including marine protected areas (MPAs), convened in the afternoon, focusing on objectives and definitions.
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Bird's eye view of PrepCom 3 plenary session
Sergey Leonidchenko, Russian Federation
Thembile Joyini, South Africa
Zhang Haiwen, China
Nundini Pertaub, Mauritius
Salvatore Aricò, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS; Chair Carlos Sobral Duarte, Brazil; and Alice Hicuburundi, UNDOALOS
Florian Botto, Monaco
Martin Zvachula, Federated States of Micronesia
Alice Revell, New Zealand, Facilitator of the informal working group on ABMTs, including
MPAs, with Martin Zvachula, Federated States of Micronesia
Highlights for Monday, 27 March 2017
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View of the opening session chaired by Carlos Sobral Duarte, Brazil
Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel, on behalf of UN Secretary-General António Guterres
Juliette Babb-Riley, Barbados, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Ali Nasimfar, Iran
Ismail Raushan Zahir, Maldives, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Drusila Esther Bayate, the Philippines
View of the room of PrepCom 3 from the perspective of the dais
Khurshed Alam, Bangladesh
Margo Deiye, Nauru, on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)
Kamal Shali Ghimire, Nepal
José Luis Fernández Valoni, Argentina
Rena Lee, Singapore
Evan Bloom, US
Jihyun Lee and Joseph Appiott, Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat
Delegates from the African Group consulting
IISD Reporting Services is grateful to the many donors of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) and recognizes the following as core contributors to the ENB: the European Union, the Government of Switzerland (the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)), the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. General Support for the Bulletin during 2017 is provided by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, SWAN International, the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Japanese Ministry of Environment (through the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies - IGES).
BBNJ PrepCom 3 Resources
BBNJ PrepCom 3 Website and Documents
Website of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group
IISD ENB/ENB+ Meeting Coverage
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