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On Thursday, 30 March, delegates to the third session of the Preparatory Committee on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (PrepCom 3) reconvened in the informal working group on environmental impact assessments (EIAs). The working group met throughout the day, focusing on triggers, process and governance, including questions of costs, transparency, consultations, monitoring and review. Delegates also discussed strategic environmental assessments and capacity building. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has providing daily web coverage, daily reports and a summary and analysis report from the 3rd Session of the Preparatory Committee Established by the UN General Assembly Resolution 69/292 “Development of an International Legally Binding Instrument 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.” Our summary and analysis report is available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Franz Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS); René Lefeber, the Netherlands, Facilitator of the informal working group on environmental impact assessments; Yoshinobu Takei, UNDOALOS; and Michael Schewchuk, UNDOALOS Luke Daunivalu, Fiji Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria Zentaro Naganuma, Japan Leonito Bacalando Jr., Federated States of Micronesia Lizanne Aching, Trinidad and Tobago Natalie Morris-Sharma, Singapore Kristina Gjerde, IUCN Jihyun Lee, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) L-R: Tom Diederen, the Netherlands, with Henning Dobson, Denmark PrepCom 3 participants René Lefeber, the Netherlands, Facilitator of the informal working group on environmental impact assessments Lora Reeve, OceanCare Michael Lodge, Secretary-General, International Seabed Authority (ISA) Linlin Li, China Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga, Mexico Song Da Hee, Republic of Korea Penny Race, New Zealand Djamchid Momtaz, Iran Maruthadu Sudhakar, India Peter Flewwelling, North Pacific Fisheries Commission Evan Bloom, US Wini Broadbelt, EU L-R: Tidiani Couma, Monaco; Charlotte Salpin, UNDOALOS; Daniela Diz, WWF; Angel Horna, Peru; and Florian Botto, Monaco L-R: Bello Aliyu Waziri, Eva Omotese, and Babajide Alo, Nigeria

On Wednesday, 29 March, delegates to the the third session of the Preparatory Committee on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (PrepCom 3) reconvened in the informal working group on area-based management tools (ABMTs), including marine protected areas (MPAs). The informal working group focused on: definitions; process, including submission of proposals, assessment, review and monitoring; and approaches and principles. In the afternoon, following a short plenary, the informal working group on environmental impact assessments (EIAs) started its work. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has providing daily web coverage, daily reports and a summary and analysis report from the 3rd Session of the Preparatory Committee Established by the UN General Assembly Resolution 69/292 “Development of an International Legally Binding Instrument 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.” Our summary and analysis report is available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Franz Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Alice Revell, New Zealand, Facilitator of the informal working group on ABMTs, including MPAs, opened the session Jihyun Lee, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Merete Tandstad, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) Haryo Budi Nugroho, Indonesia Lois Young, Belize Yves Suter, Switzerland Sameer Ghazi, Saudi Arabia Danica Stent, New Zealand Rena Lee, Singapore L-R: John Brincat and Sophie Mirgaux, EU L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS); Alice Revell, New Zealand, Facilitator of the informal working group on ABMTs, including MPAs; and Valentina Germani, UNDOALOS Angel Horna, Peru Jeem Lippwe, Federated States of Micronesia Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga, Mexico Rolando Castro, Costa Rica Hina Saeed Baig, Pakistan Michael Googan, Australia Liz Karan, The Pew Charitable Trusts Stefan Ásmundsson, North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission Peter Hamilton Flewwelling, North Pacific Fisheries Commission Darius Campbell, Commission of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (the ‘OSPAR Convention') Duncan Currie, Greenpeace International Cristóbal Hernández Castillo, Chile L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS; Chair Carlos Sobral Duarte, Brazil; Alice Hicuburundi, UNDOALOS; and Charlotte Salpin, UNDOALOS L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS; René Lefeber, the Netherlands, Facilitator of the informal working group on environmental impact assessments; and Yoshinobu Takei, UNDOALOS Sergey Leonidchenko, Russian Federation Rogelio Villanueva Jr., the Philippines Linlin Li, China Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria Julian Jackson, The Pew Charitable Trusts, in conversation with delegates from Ireland Michael Googan, Australia, in conversation with Natalie Morris-Sharma, Singapore

On Tuesday, 28 March, delegates to the the third session of the Preparatory Committee on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (PrepCom 3) reconvened in the informal working group on marine genetic resources in the morning. Deliberations focused on benefit-sharing modalities and on the possible establishment of a clearinghouse. Following a brief plenary, the informal working group on area-based management tools (ABMTs), including marine protected areas (MPAs), convened in the afternoon, focusing on objectives and definitions. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has providing daily web coverage, daily reports and a summary and analysis report from the 3rd Session of the Preparatory Committee Established by the UN General Assembly Resolution 69/292 “Development of an International Legally Binding Instrument 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.” Our summary and analysis report is available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Franz Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Bird's eye view of PrepCom 3 plenary session Sergey Leonidchenko, Russian Federation Thembile Joyini, South Africa Margo Deiye, Nauru Essam Yassin Mohammed, Eritrea Susan Whelan, Holy See Napoleon Beras, Dominican Republic Zhang Haiwen, China Nundini Pertaub, Mauritius L-R: Konrad Marciniak and John Brincat, EU Christoph Reusser, Switzerland Tevita Suka Mangisi, Tonga Jihyun Lee, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Salvatore Aricò, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Kristina Gjerde, IUCN Merete Tandstad, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) Jessica Battle, WWF L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS); Janine Coye-Felson, Belize, Facilitator of the informal working group on marine genetic resources; and Charlotte Salpin, UNDOALOS L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS; Chair Carlos Sobral Duarte, Brazil; and Alice Hicuburundi, UNDOALOS L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS; Alice Revell, New Zealand, Facilitator of the informal working group on ABMTs, including MPAs; Valentina Germani, UNDOALOS; and Carlos Fuentes, UNDOALOS Chair Carlos Sobral Duarte, Brazil Alice Revell, New Zealand, Facilitator of the informal working group on ABMTs, including MPAs Florian Botto, Monaco Martin Zvachula, Federated States of Micronesia Isaías Medina Mejías, Venezuela Babajide Alo, Nigeria L-R: Tidiani Couma, Monaco, in conversation with Angel Horna, Peru Alice Revell, New Zealand, Facilitator of the informal working group on ABMTs, including MPAs, with Martin Zvachula, Federated States of Micronesia Thembile Joyini, South Africa, consulting with Luis Oña Garcés, Ecuador