ANTISIPASI INDONESIA DALAM PEMBENTUKAN KESEPAKATAN INTERNASIONAL MENGENAI PEMANFAATAN KEANEKARAGAMAN HAYATI DI WILAYAH LUAR YURISDIKSI NASIONAL

The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (The 1982 UNCLOS) does not yet regulate the use of biodiversity in areas outside national jurisdiction, no country may exercise its sovereignty over areas outside national jurisdiction consisting of The High Sea and the Area so that it is considered to have violated the provisions of UNCLOS. However, along with the development of technology, scientists have discovered that there are potentials of biodiversity that can be utilized in the area. With the discovery of this potential, it triggers Indonesia and other countries to explore and exploit biodiversity outside their jurisdiction. The United Nations (UN) then seeks to establish regulations for the use of biological diversity in national jurisdictions by accommodating the considerations of member countries through the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction. At this conference, a draft text of a legally binding international legal agreement under UNCLOS will be described which specifically regulates the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas outside national jurisdiction.