As previously reported, the Agreement 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 (BBNJ Agreement) opened for signature on the 20 September 2023 and shall remain open for signature at United Nations Headquarters (New York, USA) until 20 September 2025 (BBNJ Agreement, Article 65).
67 States and 1 Regional Economic Integration Organization have signed the BBNJ Agreement on the first day, 20 September 2023, including:
States: Antigua and Barbuda; Australia; Austria; Bangladesh; Belgium; Bolivia (Plurinational State of); Bulgaria; Cabo Verde; Chile; China; Colombia; Congo; Costa Rica; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Denmark; Dominican Republic; Estonia; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; Germany; Ghana; Honduras; Iceland; Indonesia; Ireland; Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malawi; Malta; Marshall Islands; Mauritius; Mexico; Micronesia (Federated States of); Monaco; Nepal; Netherlands (Kingdom of the); New Zealand; Norway; Palau; Panama; Philippines; Portugal; Romania; Samoa; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Spain; St. Lucia; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; State of Palestine; Sweden; Timor-Leste; Tuvalu; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; United Republic of Tanzania; United States of America; and Viet Nam.
Regional Economic Integration Organizations: European Union.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland attached declarations to its signature (will be available here). For more information see here and here.
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