Marine Protected Areas
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Question UIN 115920 on High Seas: Marine Protected Areas, if she will publish the draft Hamilton II Declaration that has been circulated to Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement signatories.
Answered by Seema Malhotra
The draft text of the Hamilton II Declaration has been circulated among Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement signatory states for consideration, but as the text is still in draft form, it is not yet available for publication.
Over the coming months, we will continue to engage with BBNJ signatories and with civil society stakeholders before agreeing a final text of the Declaration. Engagement sessions are already planned, including a civil society event in Bermuda next week, as well as a side event at the BBNJ Preparatory Committee meeting on 25 March.
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