Nature treaty preserves IMO’s mandate: Osborn

International Maritime Organization’s head of marine environment explains how the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement impacts shipping

THE formal name of the world’s first global treaty to protect ocean life in international waters is a bit of a mouthful: the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction.