CIL Visiting Research Fellow Captain J Ashley Roach presented a seminar on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction on 8 May 2015 at the NUS Bukit Timah Campus. This subject is garnering increased attention as scientific discoveries have been made using marine genetic resources to develop medical advances and commercially viable products. Later this year, the UN General Assembly may begin the formal process of negotiating a new agreement on the “Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity Beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction”. Captain Roach provided an introduction to this subject, explored possible developments, and considered Singapore’s interests in these developments.
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