The ship has reached the shore
The final session of the ‘Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction’ negotiations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21520443 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth Mendenhall (0000-0001-8006-6488, University of Rhode Island), Rachel Tiller (0000-0002-2505-9194, SINTEF, corresponding author), Elizabeth Nyman (0000-0001-6622-5710, Texas A&M University at Galveston) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 155 |
| Pages | 105686 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Marine Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-597X • E-ISSN: 1872-9460 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105686 |
| OpenAlex | W4379259648 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 31 |
The negotiations for a new legal instrument for Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) concluded in March 2023 with a successful, and somewhat surprising, finalization of a treaty. The BBNJ treaty is a remarkable achievement. But these outcomes – the circumstances of finalization and the content of the final agreement – are complicated to explain. They are the result of the complex interactions between different avenues of influence and constraint, a broad and multifaceted set of interested parties, and the shifting modalities and pressures that characterized the negotiations. This paper is the sixth in a series of analyses that help explain the outcomes of the BBNJ process by tracing the patterns and trends that shaped negotiations at each inter-governmental conference (IGC). We use a combination of process tracing, narrative coding, and ethnographic methods in order to construct a thick description of the negotiations that sheds light on the drivers and shapers of the process. In this analysis, we focus on the role of diplomatic practices in a pressurized environment, and the assignment of particular functions and decisions to as-yet-unconstituted BBNJ bodies, such as the Conference of Parties. The paper concludes by considering the future implementation of the BBNJ agreement, and associated research agendas
Business · Jurisdiction · Law and economics · Negotiation · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Treaty · Coastal and Marine Management · Computer Science · International Maritime Law Issues · Law · Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
Process without progress
Improving impact assessments to reduce impacts of deep-sea fisheries on vulnerable marine ecosystems
The Agreement on Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction – Caribbean Community perspectives on interests, asks and outcomes
And so it begins – The adoption of the ‘Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction’ treaty
The likely impact of the BBNJ Agreement on the architecture of ocean governance
Theoretical exploration of the order transformation in global ocean governance and China's strategic response
Sustainable transformation of global ocean governance
Space Resources and the Politics of International Regime Formation
Zooming In on Agreement-Making
The Rule of Three
It takes two to tango
Event Ethnography to study the global negotiations on the treaty to end plastic pollution
Standoff at the four-way stop sign
Five’s a crowd
Toward contested seas? A review of geopolitical trends at sea in the 21st century
Settlement of disputes in a BBNJ agreement
Implications of existing capacity building efforts for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction
Capacity building and technology transfer for improving governance of marine areas both beyond and within national jurisdiction
Traditional knowledge and the BBNJ instrument
Not ‘undermining’ who? Unpacking the emerging BBNJ regime complex
Stuck in the middle with you (and not much time left)
Adjacency and due regard
The BBNJ agreement and liability
Direction, not detail
Practical policy solutions for the final stage of BBNJ treaty negotiations
China’s participation in the discussion on marine protected areas in the BBNJ negotiations and its implications
Shake it Off
Process Tracing
Marine Technology Transfer under a BBNJ Treaty
Governing a Divided Ocean
Internationalization of EIA in a new marine biodiversity agreement under the Law of the Sea Convention
What is Ethnography? Teaching ethnographic sensibilities without fieldwork
Who owns marine biodiversity? Contesting the world order through the 'common heritage of humankind' principle
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |