Press release
20 Sep, 2025
Gland, Switzerland, 20 September 2025 (IUCN) – Over sixty countries have ratified the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement ahead of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New…
External event
23 Mar, 2026
The third substantive meeting of the Preparatory Commission (Prep Com IIII) of the Agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological…
External event
18 Aug, 2025
The second session of the Preparatory Commission for the Conference of the Parties to the Agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine…
Story
02 Sep, 2025
This is a summary report of the “Roundtable Discussion on the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and the BBNJ Agreement” held Tuesday 26 August 2024, 1:15-2:30 pm, UN Headquarters, Conference…
Press release
09 Jun, 2025
A new EU-funded initiative to help countries translate the High Seas Biodiversity Treaty (BBNJ Agreement) into action was launched this Monday, 9 June, at the third United Nations Ocean Conference …
Other brief
2025
Find out more about the BBNJ-related events at Congress! From unlocking finance to establishing MPAs, these events will allow you to delve deeper into IUCN's engagement in the BBNJ Agreement.
Other brief
2025
IUCN developed some key messages for the second part of the thirtieth session of the International Seabed Authority, taking place in Kingston (Jamaica) from 7 – 25 July 2025. IUCN continues to…
Press release
09 Jul, 2026
Gland, Switzerland, 9 July 2026 (IUCN) – Deep-sea mining threatens over half of molluscs reliant on hydrothermal vents, today’s update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ has revealed. In…
Story
08 Apr, 2025
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council's 30th Session was held in Kingston, Jamaica, from March 17 to 28, bringing together State Members in the body mandated to organise and control…