Conclusion
The current legal and institutional framework represents a piecemeal approach to governing the
conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in ABNJ through different instruments,
and a range of organisations and institutions at the global and regional levels. Elaboration of a
new legally binding instrument presents an opportunity to improve upon existing sectoral and
fragmented approaches by providing a more coherent and integrated regulatory and institutional
architecture under the LOSC in line with contemporary concerns and understanding. The
General Assembly resolution is very timely, and one can only hope that the ambition of the
international community in the law-making process matches the magnitude of the current threat
posed by human activities to marine biodiversity of ABNJ.