BBNJ PrepCom II

The second session will focus on some key issues for the operationalisation of the BBNJ agreement including financial mechanisms, arrangements with the GEF, modalities for the operation of the Clearing-House Mechanism, and arrangements for the functioning of the secretariat. It will also look at ways to enhance cooperation with relevant legal instruments
and frameworks and relevant global, regional, subregional and sectoral bodies. 

Led by the Centre for Policy and Law and the Ocean Team, the IUCN delegation will continue to advocate for universal ratification of the BBNJ agreement, its early implementation, and advance efforts to protect of the High Seas. 

Beside the official segments, IUCN will organise and participate in several side-events, including:

• 18 August - Delivering the promise of article 52
• 19 August - BBNJ Finance breakfast
• 19 August - Unlocking the Clearing-House Mechanism of the BBNJ Agreement
• 20 August - Leveraging collaboration and cooperation in marine science for effective implementation of the BBNJ Agreement
• 21 August - Unlocking capacity for biodiversity conservation in ABNJ 
• 22 August - Taking a wider view: From sites to networks for BBNJ
• 23 August - BBNJ First mover workshop
• 23 August - Marine Genetic Resources worksho
• 25 August - The Capacity Building and Marine Techology Transfer Key in Maintaining and delivering the BBNJ package
• 26 August - The ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change and the BBNJ Agreement
• 27 August - BBNJ High Ambition Coalition Members Meeting
• 27 August - BBNJ in practice: enforcing and managing MPAs in ABNJ
• 28 August - The case for protecting the Sargasso Sea 
• 28 August - Connecting IPLC knowledge to the BBNJ Agreement through stories, meanings and practices Fiji