Humphries, FranGottlieb, Hiroko MurakiLaird, SarahWynberg, RachelLawson, CharlesRourke, MichelleTvedt, Morten WalløeOliva, Maria JuliaJaspars, Marcel2020-05-062020-05-062020-12-01Humphries, F, Gottlieb, H M, Laird, S, Wynberg, R, Lawson, C, Rourke, M, Tvedt, M W, Oliva, M J & Jaspars, M 2020, 'A tiered approach to the marine genetic resource governance framework under the proposed UNCLOS agreement for biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ)', Marine Policy, vol. 122, 103910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.1039100308-597XORCID: /0000-0002-2426-6028/work/163664524https://hdl.handle.net/2164/14249Credit for icons Icons from ‘The Noun Prjoect’: Bell by Vectors Point, Carrot vege- tables by CHARIE Tristan, Computer by ArmOkay, Shake hand by Wing, Drug by adindar, Coral by Nook Fulloption, Label by AB Designs. Declaration of competing interest The ideas and content from this article formed the basis of the In- ternational Council of Environmental Law’s Information Paper of March 25, 2019 and August 30, 2019 that were written by the first two authors and distributed publicly to delegates for the third negotiating session of the proposed UNCLOS implementing agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national juris- diction. The Tiered Approach concept was also presented to the ‘One Ocean’ Symposium on August 24, 2019 in New York for feedback from delegates. Marcel Jaspars is founder of, shareholder of, and consultant for ‘GyreOx Ltd’ which uses marine and terrestrial enzymes for the rapid production of complex molecules to target protein-protein interactions involved in disease. CRediT authorship contribution statement Fran Humphries: Conceptualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing. Hiroko Muraki Gottlieb: Conceptualiza- tion, Writing - review & editing. Sarah Laird: Conceptualization, Writing - review & editing. Rachel Wynberg: Conceptualization, Writing - review & editing. Charles Lawson: Conceptualization, Writing - review & editing. Michelle Rourke: Conceptualization, Writing - review & editing. Morten Walløe Tvedt: Writing - review & editing. Maria Julia Oliva: Writing - review & editing. Marcel Jaspars: Conceptualization, Writing - review & editing.142191782engSDG 14 - Life Below WaterAccess and benefit sharingConvention on biological diversityMarine genetic resourcesUNCLOSGC OceanographyAquatic ScienceGeneral Environmental ScienceEconomics and EconometricsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawLawGCJournal article10.1016/j.marpol.2020.103910http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85081211996&partnerID=8YFLogxK122