Abstract

Access to marine genetic resources (MGRs) in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) and the sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of these resources are among the most contentious at the UN Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction. This article examines the applicability of the marine scientific research (MSR) regime of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to the access and benefit-sharing issues. It concludes that the MSR regime of UNCLOS provides the legal basis for setting up nonmonetary-benefit sharing obligations, including the dissemination of information, data, and research results concerning MGRs at the UN negotiations on marine biodiversity in the ABNJ.

摘要

在国家管辖范围以外的联合国政府间海洋生物多样性政府间会议上，在国家管辖范围以外地区（ABNJ）获得海洋遗传资源（MGR）以及共享利用这些资源所产生的利益是最有争议的问题。本文研究了《联合国海洋法公约》（UNCLOS）的海洋科学研究（MSR）制度对获取和利益共享问题的适用性。结论是，《海洋法公约》的MSR制度为建立非货币利益分享义务提供了法律依据，包括在ABNJ联合国海洋生物多样性谈判中传播有关MGR的信息，数据和研究结果。