Conservação e uso sustentável da biodiversidade marinha em áreas além das jurisdições nacionais

Abstract

In the capitalist system, the nature is seen as an endless resource. Nevertheless, the negative consequences to our actual society must be taken in consideration. That being said, pollution ceased to be just an urban issue and became one of the major threats to marine ecosystems, striking its biodiversity. To pollute the marine environment means to insert, direct or indirectly, substances or energy which have or may cause a negative impact, such as damages to marine life and resources, risks to human health, difficulties to maritime activities, such as fishing and other legit uses of the sea, besides change in the quality of the water, referring to its uses. This paper aims to emphasize the importance of the marine environment’s preservation, explaining the division of the seas, making it possible to understand the concept of areas beyond national jurisdiction. However, the main objective is to show which conventions mention the conservation and sustainable use of the marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.