Key Facts about the High Seas Treaty (BBNJ)

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With reference to the High Seas Treaty, consider the following statements:

  1. It is formally known as the Agreement on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement).
  2. It is a non-legally binding agreement under the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
  3. The treaty addresses the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from Marine Genetic Resources.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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