Preparatory Commission for Marine Biodiversity Treaty Continues Session

Preparatory Commission for Marine Biodiversity Treaty Continues Session

Continuing its second session today is the Preparatory Commission for the Entry into Force of 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 and the Convening of the First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Agreement.

The Commission will take up issues relating to operationalizing the Agreement's Clearing-House Mechanism - a centralized platform enabling parties to share information on treaty activities - as well to arrangements for the functioning of its secretariat.