From April 14 to 25, the first session of the Preparatory Commission for the Entry into Force of the BBNJ Agreement was held at the UN HQ. IOI’s Liliana Rodriguez Cortes attended the session, where critical discussions were held on governance, inclusivity, and the mechanisms needed to implement the BBNJ Agreement. Read on for a summary of key outcomes and the next steps in this vital process.

On Monday 19 June, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, delegates, members of the Intergovernmental conference (IGC) and civil society gathered to adopt the high seas treaty under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ)