Setting up institutions during the first BBNJ PrepCom: How Far have we come?
The first week of the BBNJ Prep-Com in New York had its work cut out for it: How do you form institutions around the benchmark 2023 agreement? And will it
Big challenges, small progress, and last-minute drama in deep-sea mining negotiations
As the Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) concluded Part I of the ISA’s 30th Session on Friday March 28, more questions than answers on the future of deep-sea
Negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty in Busan: We don’t have a treaty (yet)
Written by Felix Nütz The Fifth session of the International Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, ended on
Data and AI in the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework: insights from CBD COP16 in Cali
Written by Paul Dunshirn, Wenwen Lyu, Erik Zhivkoplias The 16th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) took place from October 21st -
