09/10/2025
17:00 - 18:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R1
Why attend
Get acquainted with upcoming IUCN Explanatory Guide to the BBNJ Agreement, what this tool is important for and how it can help decision makers, practitioners and the civil society at large.
Session Description
This event will portray a staple product of IUCN which is part of a series initiated in 1992 with the Explanatory Guide to the CBD, followed by the Cartagena Protocol, the Plant Genetic Resources and the Nagoya Protocol. By explaining each section and provision of the Agreement, the guide has the goal to help to understand the complexities of the BBNJ Agreement; elucidate the Parties obligations; clarify the relationship with other international agreements and foster the discussion around the challenges its implementation.Organized by
Headquarters
Partners
World Commission on Environmental Law