Workshop: Environmental impact assessments and strategic environmental assessments in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ)
date: 28/01/2020 - 29/01/2020
venue: Hotel NH Brussels EU Berlaymont, Brussels, Belgium
This international workshop aims to provide a forum for negotiators at the United Nations and relevant stakeholders (e.g. civil society, private sector, international organisations, academia, science) to discuss particular issues relating to the environmental impact assessments (EIA) part of the ongoing negotiations on a future instrument on marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ process).
The geographical outreach of this workshop is broad and will bring together a wide range of views from both developed and developing countries.
The workshop intends to contribute to the intersessional work in the run-up to the fourth session of the intergovernmental conference that will take place from 23 March – 3 April 2020.