The U.N. High Seas Treaty, With Esther Brimmer

<p>Esther Brimmer, The James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance at The Council on Foreign Relations, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss a recent multilateral agreement reached at the United Nations to protect biodiversity in the world’s oceans.</p> <p> </p> <p>Mentioned on the Podcast</p> <p> </p> <p>“<a href='https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/whats-cracking-arctic'>What’s Cracking in The Arctic</a>,” Why It Matters</p> <p> </p> <p>UN General Assembly, <a href='https://www.un.org/bbnj/sites/www.un.org.bbnj/files/draft_agreement_advanced_unedited_for_posting_v1.pdf'>Draft Agreement Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction</a> [PDF]</p> <p> </p> <p>For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at <a href='https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/the-un-high-seas-treaty-with-esther-brimmer'>https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/the-un-high-seas-treaty-with-esther-brimmer</a> </p>