Fuad Bateh

@Hamzasharif5750 .

@dkachelriess1 So then the lack of inclusion of DSI in this new instrument let’s the developed countries off the hook ?

Initial reading from #BBNJ angle: Of the disclosure requirement's two options that would apply to MGRs: "country of origin" [Art 3a] & "source of" genetic resources [Art 3b], a) could not include "ABNJ" , but b) "(..)any other ex situ collection or depository (..)" [Art 2] could?

"What Does the Treaty Do? Broadly, where a claimed invention in a patent application is based on genetic resources, each contracting party shall require applicants to disclose the country of origin or source of the genetic resources. " Looking forward to study the text.

@kodavis2 @tenementyaad_ They were still entertaining us with the white witch stories when my family visited Rose Hall in December 2022. May have to go back.

@tenementyaad_ No really? First Black River is no longer the longest, then St. Catherine is no longer the biggest and now No white witch of rose hall. Mi haffi go do over Primary School.

No. Annie Palmer as we know her never existed. This story of her life at Rose Hall Great House is all based on a 1929 book written by the former editor of the Gleaner, H. G. de Lisser, who on his day off wrote racist fan-fiction on Jamaica history See our podcast for details

The BBNJ Agreement will enter into force after 60 ratifications (5 as of now) and will be a crucial tool for protection of #biodiversity, creation of #MarineProtectedAreas, mitigation of environmental impacts, utilisation of MGRs and #capacitybuilding

@antonioguterres 🙏🏼 Include need 4 credible path to funding implementation #BBNJ agreement where govts would prioritize biodiversity conservation & sustainable use, so critical to Ocean’s carbon cycle services in 2/3 Ocean which #UNFCCC regime doesn’t begin to countenance adequately. 🆘#SDG14🆘

Many developing countries are suffocating in debt & paying outlandish rates for capital. That makes it virtually impossible for them to take sufficient climate action. Developed countries must deliver on their finance commitments & enable a surge in climate ambition.

@dkachelriess1 @undoalos Hi Daniel, where was this presentation being given? Thx 🙏🏼

Athina Chanaki of @undoalos highlighting some additional elements for #BBNJ CoP1 to consider - in addition to those that the CoP *has to* decide at CoP1. Glad to see operationalization of the Clearing-House Mechanism & finance mechanism on the list! Lots of work for PrepCom.

I lost a student to depression and I'd wanted to send this for weeks.

@WorldBank @DMiliband ODA programming is so essential to address development objectives yet implementers such as UN personnel so often exhibit rent seeking behavior, & donor reps monitoring performance are often unwilling to demand/ensure quality and sustainability beyond “was the $ spent”. 😞

An ambitious #IDA21 replenishment is essential to support fragile and conflict-affected countries. On Talking Development, @DMiliband explains how he sees the International Development Association as a lifeline for countries affected by crises. wrld.bg/Whn350RaWqj

Confidence to ratify comes when all questions nat’l decision makers have are effectively answered reducing the uncertainty of assuming this legal obligation with financial responsibility to effectively protect the entire planet by conserving & sustainably using the Ocean commons.

Excellent thought leadership. Praise to those investing in & preparing #BBNJ implementation. Beyond campaigns, “pre-implementation” (ie before entry into force) activities are essential investments to give states the understanding and confidence to ratify. iddri.org/en/publication…

@kimfriedmans To catalyze the rate of ratification=Establish a credible pathway to fund BBNJ implementation - eg a dedicated pledging event to capitalize early implementation fund; instead, mendacious European response the GEF which we know it can’t alone, nor have meaningful impact by 2030.

BBNJ loading.... To land between 2028 -2031, based on 27 MEAs with a similar int. scope to the #BBNJ Agreement (take on average 1678 days to move from opening for signature to entry into force) nature.com/articles/s4418…

@BlasiakRobert “But ratification without the means, resources and capacity for implementation cannot be celebrated.” And still no credible path to funding implementation exists so more people need to speak up!

🌊 Ocean solutions are critical to fighting the #ClimateCrisis and good for the #BlueEconomy, which is worth $3-6 trillion/year and can fund #SDG14. Putting the ocean first can help building a climate-resilient, prosperous and sustainable future. straitstimes.com/business/the-r…

Guyana President Dr. Irfaan Ali's mic drop moment 🎤 “Let me stop you right there…” he said to explain to BBC’s Stephen Sackur who are the real polluters of this planet. There is a development vs. nature challenge that every nation has to wade through but the developed world has little to show for in the fight against #ClimateChange @presidentaligy 🌟👏

Manta Rayas Ecuador- Antonella gofund.me/9bf783fa. May Her Memory Be Eternal and her passion for marine life work live on! 🙏🏼

@rianderrig @Dr_Mendenhall Fully Agree Dr. Derrig - the shaping of interpretations leads to policy positions which result in state practice. Some states DNA is protect corporate profits as a national interest. Profits that if equitably distributed would go to funding BBNJ conservation. Healthy Limits 1 🌍

Great piece by @Dr_Mendenhall and @FBateh highlighting why it's problematic to call the #BBNJ agreement the #HighSeasTreaty. Names shape interpretations... news.mongabay.com/2024/02/high-s…

@Dave_Harden @USAIDSavesLives @USAIDMiddleEast A large desal plant 4 Gaza originally funded&designed by USAID was cancelled in 2004 after death of 3 Americans. Completing plant would have ensured domestic water security, increased stability & bolstered the PA then governing Gaza. Politics 🔫!🇺🇸 Build it now in Sinai 4 Gazans.

Restoring access to water and sanitation, facilitating humanitarian relief through the crossings in coordination with the major NGOs and UN, and resupplying the private food system through bakeries and stores should be the main focus. [END] @USAIDSavesLives @USAIDMiddleEast

🧵🚿🥤 - Here is a primer on Gaza's water supply. Food is obviously critical to life, but, but, but water and sanitation are the highest needs in complex emergencies.

Nature-based Solutions are underfunded. They receive less than a third of what is needed per year to meet climate, biodiversity & land degradation goals. At #UNEA6, alongside @MamaRachelRuto, I outlined how we need to track financial flows to nature: unep.org/news-and-stori…

Today is Multilateral Environment Agreement day at #UNEA6 These agreements are a family, working together #ForPeopleForPlanet Because action on climate is biodiversity action Action on land is climate action Action on pollution & waste is nature action unep.org/news-and-stori…

@andersen_inger @UNEP @UNCCD @UNBiodiversity @brsmeas @Chinamission2un @ibrahimthiaw @hdavidcooper @mremae @SCMGardner @LeilaRBenali @bbnj “conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity” in ABNJ with critical relationship to CBD GBF & the UNFCCC given Ocean’s role providing critical carbon services. Funding implementation is a billion$ question 4 indebted developing countries 2 ratify. 🗣️ 🆙