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

Party

Angola added

• Signature: 22-01-2025
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Spain modified

• Ratification: 04-02-2025 (R)

Party

Grenada added

• Signature: 19-12-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Saint Lucia modified

• Ratification: 26-11-2024 (R)

Party

Panama modified

• Ratification: 23-10-2024 (R)

Party

Egypt added

• Signature: 14-10-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Barbados added

• Signature: 26-09-2024
• Ratification: 26-09-2024 (R)
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Botswana added

• Signature: 24-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Burkina Faso added

• Signature: 25-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Côte d'Ivoire added

• Signature: 24-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Gambia, The added

• Signature: 27-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

India added

• Signature: 25-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Jamaica added

• Signature: 24-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Kenya added

• Signature: 24-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Liberia added

• Signature: 24-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Madagascar added

• Signature: 25-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

São Tomé e Principe added

• Signature: 24-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Türkiye modified

• Signature: 27-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• added reservation
  27-09-2024
  … the signature, ratification, accession, acceptance or approval of 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 (BBNJ Agreement) by the Government of the Republic of Türkiye is without prejudice to the rights and interests of Türkiye as a non-party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982 (UNCLOS) and cannot be construed as a change in the legal position of Türkiye with regard to UNCLOS. Recalling Türkiye’s statement made during the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Türkiye declares that there does not exist any group of people in its territory which could be considered as ‘indigenous peoples’ within the framework of the Agreement. This declaration is without prejudice to additional declarations and/or reservations that may be made in the future by Türkiye.

Bangladesh modified

• Ratification: 26-09-2024 (R)

Maldives modified

• Ratification: 24-09-2024 (R)

Singapore modified

• Ratification: 24-09-2024 (R)

Timor-Leste modified

• Ratification: 26-09-2024 (R)

Party

Maldives added

• Signature: 03-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Cuba modified

• Ratification: 28-06-2024 (R)

Party

Argentina added

• Signature: 18-06-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Federated States of Micronesia modified

• Ratification: 03-06-2024 (R)
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes

• added reservation
  03-06-2024
  The Government of the Federated States of Micronesia declares that its ratification of the Agreement shall in no way constitute a renunciation of any of its rights and entitlements under international law, particularly as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (“Convention”). In this connection, recognizing that areas beyond national jurisdiction are the scope of application of the Agreement and acknowledging that the Agreement defines areas beyond national jurisdiction to comprise the high seas and the Area, the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia affirms that the Convention imposes no affirmative obligation to keep baselines and outer limits of maritime zones under review nor to update charts or lists of geographical coordinates once deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations; and proclaims that the maritime zones of the Federated States of Micronesia, as established and notified to the Secretary-General of the United Nations in accordance with the Convention, and the rights and entitlements that flow from them, shall continue to apply, without reduction, notwithstanding any physical changes connected to climate change-related sea-level rise. The identification of areas beyond national jurisdiction for the purposes of interpreting and implementing the Agreement must therefore be fully in accordance with the declarations made above by the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Mauritius modified

• Ratification: 30-05-2024 (R)