Access to Marine Genetic Resources (MGR): Raising Awareness of Best-Practice Through a New Agreement for Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)

Better knowledge of the little known deep sea and areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) is key to conservation, an urgent need in light of increasing environmental change. Access to marine genetic resources (MGR) for the biodiversity research community to allow these environments to be better characterised is therefore essential. Negotiations have commenced under the auspices of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to...