Marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction

The information on this page has been made available as a result of the work of the UN-OCEANS Task Force on Biodiversity in Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdictions. The Work of the Task Force relates to: 1. The global distribution of biodiversity (including genetic resources) in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction, as well as the status of this biodiversity and the threats that it is under. See more�. (link to page on high seas biodiversity) 2. The tools (within the international and regional legal regime) available for the conservation and sustainable use of this biodiversity. See more� (link to page on high seas governance) The term �marine areas beyond national jurisdiction� refers to those areas that are located outside the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ), or outside the territorial sea, where no EEZ has been declared. This area covers approximately 202 million km2, or an estimated 64% of the world's oceans. Included are open ocean and deep sea environments that are some of the least explored on the planet.