I’m happy to share that the text I published with Julia Schutz Veiga in the Cambridge International Law Journal (CILJ) was featured in the Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI) ‘s September 2025 newsletter!
Our piece addresses a critical gap in the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement: how to turn Article 14’s benefit-sharing commitments into practice. We argue that the Clearing-House Mechanism must become the treaty’s digital backbone, enabling traceability, transparency, and compliance in the use of marine genetic resources. Drawing on examples like the SISGen system and blockchain-based IP-NFTs, we explore how legal innovation and digital infrastructure can work together to make equity in the global commons operational.
Check out the full text of our publication here: https://cilj.co.uk/2025/08/18/a-digital-infrastructure-for-ocean-biodiversity-reimagining-the-bbnj-clearing-house-mechanism/
Henrique Marcos 