Environment & climate
Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
Source: UN Treaty Collection · scraped 2026-09-26
Figures below count the 193 UN member states separately from other parties to this treaty (international organizations and non-member observer states) — a treaty can have more parties than there are UN member states.
99/193
RatifiedUN member states
101 in total, incl. 2 non-UN members (European Union, State of Palestine)
45
Signed, not ratifiedUN member states
47 in total, incl. 2 non-UN members (Cook Islands, Niue)
0
WithdrawnUN member states
49
No actionUN member states
| Country | Signature | Ratification | Withdrawal | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | — | — | — | No action |
| Azerbaijan | — | — | — | No action |
| Bahrain | — | — | — | No action |
| Belarus | — | — | — | No action |
| Benin | — | — | — | No action |
| Bhutan | — | — | — | No action |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | — | — | No action |
| Central African Republic | — | — | — | No action |
| Chad | — | — | — | No action |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | — | — | — | No action |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | — | — | — | No action |
| El Salvador | — | — | — | No action |
| Eritrea | — | — | — | No action |
| Eswatini | — | — | — | No action |
| Ethiopia | — | — | — | No action |
| Georgia | — | — | — | No action |
| Guatemala | — | — | — | No action |
| Guyana | — | — | — | No action |
| Haiti | — | — | — | No action |
| Iran | — | — | — | No action |
| Iraq | — | — | — | No action |
| Israel | — | — | — | No action |
| Kazakhstan | — | — | — | No action |
| Kuwait | — | — | — | No action |
| Libya | — | — | — | No action |
| Liechtenstein | — | — | — | No action |
| Mali | — | — | — | No action |
| Mongolia | — | — | — | No action |
| Mozambique | — | — | — | No action |
| Myanmar | — | — | — | No action |
| Namibia | — | — | — | No action |
| Nicaragua | — | — | — | No action |
| Niger | — | — | — | No action |
| Oman | — | — | — | No action |
| Russian Federation | — | — | — | No action |
| Rwanda | — | — | — | No action |
| San Marino | — | — | — | No action |
| Saudi Arabia | — | — | — | No action |
| Somalia | — | — | — | No action |
| South Sudan | — | — | — | No action |
| Sudan | — | — | — | No action |
| Syrian Arab Republic | — | — | — | No action |
| Tajikistan | — | — | — | No action |
| Tunisia | — | — | — | No action |
| Turkmenistan | — | — | — | No action |
| Uganda | — | — | — | No action |
| United Arab Emirates | — | — | — | No action |
| Uzbekistan | — | — | — | No action |
| Venezuela | — | — | — | No action |