Written questions

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement

2026-06-01 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · HL547 · Official question

Baroness Coffey

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not yet ratified 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 despite the

Answer

I refer the Noble Baroness to the answer provided in the House of Commons on 5 February in response to Question 109027, which - for ease of reference - is reproduced below:Following Royal Assent of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Act,...