On feasibility of power expansion of International Seabed Authority to manage BBNJ issues
ZOU Leilei
HAO Zhijian
Abstract：Issues on biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction(BBNJ)have entered into the final intergovernmental negotiation stage,but the BBNJ management subject has not been decided yet.In this paper,we argue that power expansion of the International Seabed Authority(ISA)could be a fea-sible option.ISA has accumulated much experience in managing the mineral resources in the Area,pro-tecting the marine environment,and promoting and encouraging marine scientific researches,which will shed light on its BBNJ management.There is also legal basis for the implied power expansion of ISA,and BBNJ agreement could also authorize ISA with new power.If ISA takes up the BBNJ management,it will help to prevent the overlapping of jurisdiction from different authorities over the Area.ISA has also accumulated much experience in zoning,environmental impact assessment,capacity building and technology transfer,which will shed light on its BBNJ management as well.In addition,as a platform for extensive international cooperation,ISA has developed a good mechanism,which will also facilitate its BBNJ management.
Keywords：biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction(BBNJ)management subjectIn-ternational Seabed Authority(ISA)power expansion
Publication Date：2023-12-28
Online Publishing Date：2026-05-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：9( 152-160 )