Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
(BBNJ Agreement) 

 

 

Third session (23 March - 2 April 2026) 

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 (BBNJ Agreement) was adopted on 19 June 2023 by the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction convened under the auspices of the United Nations, and entered into force on 17 January 2026. The BBNJ Agreement becomes the third implementing agreement to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.