Indigenous Peoples’ Traditional Knowledge and the BBNJ's “clearing-house mechanism”.

What is it about?

This article explores the establishment of a digital open-access platform (the “clearing-house mechanism”) in the BBNJ Agreement, and its attitude towards traditional knowledge associated with marine genetic resources held by Indigenous Peoples and local communities. In doing so, the article suggests a development of what might be a new “digital right” in the emerging discourse of “digital human rights”—the right not to have a “digital presence”.

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