Policy analyses for potential new international regime for the management of ocean ecosystem services

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project Area: New Ocean Paradigm on Its Biogeochemistry, Ecosystem and Sustainable Use
• Project/Area Number: 24121010
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Review Section: Complex systems
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Yagi Nobuyuki 東京大学, 大学院農学生命科学研究科(農学部), 教授 (80533992)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 都留 康子 上智大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 教授 (30292999) ; 堀 美菜 高知大学, 教育研究部総合科学系黒潮圏科学部門, 講師 (60582476) ; 中田 達也 東京海洋大学, 海洋科学技術研究科, 准教授 (00597289)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-06-28 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 生態系サービス / 海洋政策 / 遺伝資源 / 配分 / 持続可能 / 漁業 / 国連海洋法条約 / 生物多様性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Analyses are made to identify factors contributing to the consensus building on the conservation and sustainable use on marine living resources. Existing international agreements were analyzed and it was found that smaller the number of the country interested in fish resources less chance for establishing international body to manage that particular fish resources. It was considered that this would represent a situation where veto power was created for one large influential party if the number of countries is small. The roles of government and NGO (non governmental organizations) representatives are also researched at negotiation on biological diversity in the ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). It was found that NGO members kept on attending multiple meetings for years while members of government delegations were changed relatively frequently. Overall, advanced knowledge in conditions for consensus building was accumulated.

Free Research Field

水圏生産科学