Reflections on the Environmental Impact Assessment in the BBNJ Agreement: Its Implications for the Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Marine Arctic beyond National Jurisdiction

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Reflections on the Environmental Impact Assessment in the BBNJ Agreement : Its Implications for the Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Marine Arctic beyond National Jurisdiction. / Tanaka, Yoshifumi.

In: Ocean Development and International Law, Vol. 55, No. 1-2, 04.2024, p. 85-114.

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Tanaka, Y 2024, 'Reflections on the Environmental Impact Assessment in the BBNJ Agreement: Its Implications for the Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Marine Arctic beyond National Jurisdiction', Ocean Development and International Law, vol. 55, no. 1-2, pp. 85-114. https://doi.org/10.1080/00908320.2024.2333883

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Tanaka, Y. (2024). Reflections on the Environmental Impact Assessment in the BBNJ Agreement: Its Implications for the Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Marine Arctic beyond National Jurisdiction. Ocean Development and International Law, 55(1-2), 85-114. https://doi.org/10.1080/00908320.2024.2333883

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Tanaka Y. Reflections on the Environmental Impact Assessment in the BBNJ Agreement: Its Implications for the Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Marine Arctic beyond National Jurisdiction. Ocean Development and International Law. 2024 Apr;55(1-2):85-114. https://doi.org/10.1080/00908320.2024.2333883

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Tanaka, Yoshifumi. / Reflections on the Environmental Impact Assessment in the BBNJ Agreement : Its Implications for the Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Marine Arctic beyond National Jurisdiction. In: Ocean Development and International Law. 2024 ; Vol. 55, No. 1-2. pp. 85-114.

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