Elizabeth Nyman

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the effects of climate change on the ocean environment on fish stocks and fishers and suggest several potential changes in fisheries management policy to avert the growing risk of fisheries-related conflicts.

TL;DR: The negotiations for an ILBI are focusing on four thematic focus areas: marine genetic resources (including benefit sharing), area based management tools (including MPAs), environmental impact assessments, and capacity building and technology transfer as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, two primary mechanisms for managing competitive interstate claims to maritime areas are evaluated: the creation of private ownership of maritime zones in the form of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and the creation a global institution, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), to establish standards for maritime claims and dispute resolution procedures.

TL;DR: Contesting the Arctic as discussed by the authors provides a map of potential governance options for the Arctic and addresses and evaluates the ways in which Arctic stakeholders throughout the region are seeking to pursue them.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors draw on the earth system governance literature and the authors' own experience of and views on the BBNJ process to provide insights and recommendations for the ongoing negotiations, highlighting three areas of concern: (i) the politicization of science and coping with scientific uncertainty, (ii) institutional fragmentation; and (iii) the need for a new agreement to respond to the complex set of multiple, multilevel, and systemic threats to marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction.