Part 2 of @highseasalliance.bsky.social / Singapore MFA /NUS-CIL co-organised satellite event at the Singapore #BBNJ Symposium was a regional roundtable for governments from Asia to prepare for April's #BBNJ PrepCom1. Discussions were rich & insightful, very grateful to have been able to contribute.

The amazing Nichola Clark (Pew/IUCN/ @highseasalliance.bsky.social ) sharing thoughts on preparing for implementation from an IUCN Expert workshop

Day 3 of #BBNJ Singapore Symposium kicks off with Satellite events, including our @highseasalliance.bsky.social event on "Building Strong Institutions for the #HighSeasTreaty". Part 1 focusses on early implementation and operationalization.

Day 2 of the #BBNJ Singapore Symposium kicking off with an informational chat with #PrepCom co-chairs Amb. Janine Felson 🇧🇿 & Adam McCarthy 🇦🇺, moderated by Madam President of the #BBNJ negotiations, Amb. Rena Lee 🇸🇬.

Today the Singapore #BBNJ Symposium started with impressive line-up of speakers and a room full of experienced BBNJ & UNCLOS scholars & practicioners. Looking forward to 2 days of learning, followed by regional PrepCom workshop co-hosted by MFA Singapore, NUS-CIL & @highseasalliance.bsky.social .

And for a slightly longer introduction into the #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty, with some reflections how the negotiations got to the finish line, check out IUCN's Introductory Policy Brief:

iucn.org/resources/gr...

#scicomm

Great to see so many old and new friends flocking to Bluesky 🦋 !

For those interested to learn more about the #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty , @highseasalliance.bsky.social has deep-dives on the main parts of the agreement that you may find helpful:

highseasalliance.org/resources/br...

#scicomm

Applications just opened for Earth Echo's High Seas Youth Ambassadors program! Gain the training needed to lead campaigns to advance the #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty ratification in your community.

Apply ➡️http://bit.ly/HighSeas-Apply

#GenSea #RaceforRatification @highseasalliance.bsky.social

More on how specifically the synergies between the Convention on biological diversity and the #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty could be strengthened: highseasalliance.org/resources/cb...

With the Biodiversity #CoP16Colombia going on and interlinkages with the #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty being discussed, some of you may be looking for resources to learn more about this crucial new treaty. If so, @highseasalliance.bsky.social has you covered: highseasalliance.org/resources/br...

Very interesting & exciting #Job #Opportunity to do an inital scoping study for the Clearing House Mechanism, a key element of the #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty.

careers.un.org/jobSearchDes...

Deadline: 10 September 2024

Yesterday the introduction to the #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty I wrote for IUCN with the support of many great colleagues was published:
www.iucn.org/resources/gr...

Hoping it will be a helpful primer/refresher for many and contribute to reaching the 60 ratifications needed for entry into force quickly!

Attending the excellent #BBNJ_Symposium in Edinburgh. How many #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty #oceans folks are already here on BlueSky?