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The final round of negotiations for a treaty to protect marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (#BBNJ) kicks off today at @UN HQ!
Here's a quick recap of what's going on [thread 🧵]
#IGC5 #UNCLOS
Here's a quick recap of what's going on [thread 🧵]
#IGC5 #UNCLOS
We used to think the #highseas were a deadzone and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (#UNCLOS) doesn't say all that much about its protection.
We now know that these deep & distant waters are full of biodiversity and are a massive carbon sink.
We now know that these deep & distant waters are full of biodiversity and are a massive carbon sink.
Covering nearly half the planet, these areas beyond national jursidiction (#ABNJ) are increasingly threatened by:
🎣 Fishing
🚢 Shipping
♨️ Global heating/acidifcation/deoxygenation
⛏️ Seabed mining
Not to mention future uses (e.g. Google holds patents for subsea servers)
🎣 Fishing
🚢 Shipping
♨️ Global heating/acidifcation/deoxygenation
⛏️ Seabed mining
Not to mention future uses (e.g. Google holds patents for subsea servers)
🚨NEW STUDY🚨
Penguins found on the #HighSeas!!
13/18 penguin species found in areas beyond national jurisdiction
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🐧🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
short thread👇
Penguins found on the #HighSeas!!
13/18 penguin species found in areas beyond national jurisdiction
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🐧🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
short thread👇
"at least 120 cases of penguins using ABNJ, across 13 species (72% of penguin species). e.g. macaroni & Fiordland penguins undertake remarkable migrations reaching oceanic habitats in #ABNJ, during both pre- and post-moult phases"
Protecting marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction: A penguin's perspective🐧
These threatened birds could benefit from dynamic MPAs through a new @UN🇺🇳 #HighSeas Treaty
h/t Jean-Baptiste Thiebot (@kyokuchiken) & Magali Dreyfus (@CNRS):
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
These threatened birds could benefit from dynamic MPAs through a new @UN🇺🇳 #HighSeas Treaty
h/t Jean-Baptiste Thiebot (@kyokuchiken) & Magali Dreyfus (@CNRS):
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
#Ocean New Brief ! Marine spatial planning in areas beyond national jurisdiction by @MarinePolicy #ABNJ #HighSeas 👉iddri.org/en/publication… via @iddrilefil
⬇️ See key messages below ⬇️
⬇️ See key messages below ⬇️
1⃣ Negotiations for an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) regarding marine biodiversity in #ABNJ provide an opportunity to facilitate the development of marine spatial planning (MSP) in these areas.
2⃣ MSP can be a key tool for implementing ecosystem-based management but it requires a framework for collecting, sharing, and updating #scientific #research.
