Project Timeline

Timeline of PharmaSea Contributions to BBNJ Process

• 11 September 2013 - “ PharmaSea Advisory Panel of Policy and Legal Experts - Nagoya Protocol ” Vigo, Spain
• 16 September 2013 - “ The marine biodiscovery pipeline ” & “The PharmaSea Consortium” delivered to a technical meeting of the member states of the EU involved in developing a legal instrument for BBNJ under UNCLOS. Brussels, DG MARE
• 7-8 May 2017 - “ PharmaSea Advisory Panel of Policy and Legal Experts - Options for an Access and Benefit-Sharing Regime for Marine Genetic Resources from Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction ” Leuven, Belgium ()
• 16-19 June 2014 - “ The marine biodiscovery pipeline ” delivered to a side event entitled “Research and Development on Marine Genetic Resources - Current Practices within the Marine Scientific Community” at the UN Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction at the UN HQ, New York
• 7-9 October 2014 - “ Marine biodiscovery: overview, hurdles and bottlenecks ” presentation delivered at Eurocean 2014, Rome, Italy, 7-9 Oct 2014
• 29-30 April 2015 - “ Implications of Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) Frameworks for Collection and Utilisation of Marine Biological Samples ” European Science Foundation Marine Board Spring Plenary, Ghent, Belgium
• 31 August - 2 September 2015 - “Implications of Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) Frameworks for Collection and Utilisation of Marine Biological Samples” 9th European Conference on Marine Natural Products, Glasgow
• 3 September 2015 - “Implications of Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) Frameworks for Collection and Utilisation of Marine Biological Samples” 14th Deep Sea Biology Symposium, Aveiro, Portugal (delivered via Skype)
• 3 September 2015 - “ PharmaSea Advisory Panel of Policy and Legal Experts - Towards and UNCLOS Implementing Agreement for ABS of MGR in ABNJ ” Glasgow
• 6-8 November 2015 - “ Implications of access and benefit-sharing (ABS) frameworks for collection and utilisation of marine genetic resources (MGR) ” Informal Seminar to Inform the UN Preparatory Committee on the Development of a New International Instrument for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction, Tarrytown, New York, USA
• July - December 2015 - Assisting with the writing of an IUCN document “An International Instrument on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in Marine Areas beyond National Jurisdiction - Matrix of Suggestions” to inform members of the UN Preparatory Committee
• 3-4 February 2016 - Presentation in session on Marine Genetic Resources: Access and Benefit Sharing at “Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Preparing for the PrepCom” Centre for International Law, Singapore
• 12 February 2016 - Presentation in session on Marine Genetic Resources: Access and Benefit Sharing at the Ugandan Mission to the UN to the African Union delegates, New York, USA
• 1 April 2016 - Presentation at the Peruvian Embassy to Peru, Chile, Ecuador and Costa Rica on Marine Genetic Resources: Access and Benefit Sharing, New York, USA
• 1 April 2016 - Side event entitled “ The Science and Business of Marine Genetic Resources ” at the 1st Preparatory Committee on the “Development of an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction” UN Headquarters, New York, USA
• 2 April 2016 - IUCN Workshop entitled “ Challenges and Options for Addressing Marine Genetic Resources in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction ” at New York University Law School, New York, USA
• 4-5 April 2016 - Presentation entitled “ Informing the PrepCom - PharmaSea Advice to Date ” at Euromarine Meeting “Exploitation and Legal Aspects on Marine Genetic and Chemical Resources” Naples, Italy
• 19 July 2016 - “Deep-sea biodiscovery: process, potential and policy?” at Unlocking Australia's Deep Sea Biodiscovery Potential, University of Wollongong, Australia,
• 26 August 2016 - Side event entitled “ Access and Benefit Sharing Models for Marine Genetic Resources: Fostering Scientific Research and Development ” at the 2nd Preparatory Committee on the “Development of an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction” UN Headquarters, New York, USA
• 27 August 2016 - IUCN Workshop entitled “ Marine Genetic Resources in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction ” at New York University Law School, New York, USA
• 28 August 2016 - Presentation at the South African Embassy to the African Union on Marine Genetic Resources: Access and Benefit Sharing , New York, USA
• 1-2 February 2017 - “PharmaSea Advisory Panel of Policy and Legal Experts - Marine Genetic Resources in ABNJ” Leuven, Belgium
• 7-9 March 2017 - “ The Opportunities and Challenged of Marine Genetic Resources in ABNJ ” at Healthy Oceans, Resilient Islands - SIDS Capacity Development in the BBNJ Process (IOC/UNESCO) Belgium
• 31 March 2017 - Side event entitled “A Pathway to Building a Consensus on Benefit Sharing” at the 3rd Preparatory Committee on the “Development of an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction” UN Headquarters, New York, USA
• 1 April 2017 - IUCN Workshop entitled “ Exchange of views on building a consensus on benefit sharing ” at New York University Law School, New York, USA
• 7-9 June 2017 - “Implications of Access and Benefit Sharing Frameworks for Collection and Utilisation of Marine Genetic Resources” presentation to the Workshop on Sustainability in Marine Biodiscovery, Galway, Republic of Ireland
• 10 July 2017 - Participated in Royal Society sponsored event entitled “ Marine Genetic Resources: perspectives on research, capacity building, and benefit sharing ” at the 4th Preparatory Committee on the “Development of an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction” UN Headquarters, New York, USA
• 26-28 June 2018 - “ Marine Genetic Resources in the BBNJ Process - Building Bridges ” Workshop held at the University of Aberdeen