1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
Law of the Sea: A policy primer
· 2017 report by The Fletcher School’s LL.M. Program in International Law & Maritime Studies Program
Oxford Bibliography on the Law of the Sea
UN agencies & the marine environment
Also see section below on RFMOs & RFBs
Atlas of the Oceans
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Sustainable Oceans Initiative (SOI)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
· “the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping
and the prevention of marine and atmospheric pollution by ships."
· Timeline
· GESAMP
· Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection
· Advises the UN on actions to protect marine environments
· Ballast Water Management
· GloBallast Partnership
· Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (IMO)
UN Development Program (UNDP)
Ocean Action Hub
Ocean Innovation Challenge
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Regional Seas Programme
· implements UN Environment’s marine-related policy
Partnership for Regional Ocean Governance (PROG)
Strong High Seas
UNESCO
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)
· "...a sustained collaborative system of ocean observations, encompassing in situ
networks, satellite systems, governments, UN agencies and individual scientists."
UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean
UN-Oceans
· a collaboration between UN agencies to facilitate inter-agency info exchange about the oceans
UN Communities of Ocean Action - SDG14
Intergovernmental Conference On Marine BBNJ
· BBNJ ~ Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdiction
