The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the Australian Embassy, the British Embassy, the High Seas Alliance, the Natural Resources Defence Council, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), hosted a Southeast Asian Regional Workshop on the Agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) from 15-17 November 2023 in Manila, engaging the region’s delegations that participated in the negotiation of the BBNJ. BBNJ experts provided the workshop participants an overview of the BBNJ Agreement, its importance to the marine environment, and benefits of conserving marine biodiversity. Participants included representatives from foreign ministries, fisheries, environment, science and technology ministries, legislature/parliament, civil society, and the academe.

More about the event at the link: https://dfa.gov.ph/dfa-news/dfa-releasesupdate/33695-philippines-hosts-regional-workshop-on-the-bbnj-agreement