high seas governance

Antigua and Barbuda ratifies BBNJ Treaty

Antigua and Barbuda on 12 March, ratified the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement).   The country joins Belize, Barbados and Saint Lucia, as the latest CARICOM Member State to ratify the agreement which is among the…