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Guidance

BBNJ forms and downloadable resources

Use these forms and downloadable documents to provide information required under the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 2026.

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From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published:
21 September 2026
Last updated:
2 October 2026
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  1. Added downloadable versions of the guidance.

  2. First published.

Collection forms

Use these forms if you are collecting marine genetic resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Complete the relevant form before collecting resources and again after collection has taken place.

Marine genetic resources utilisation forms

Use these forms if you are carrying out research and development on marine genetic resources collected from areas beyond national jurisdiction. Choose the form that matches whether your project involves commercialisation.

Digital sequence information utilisation forms

Use these forms if you are carrying out research and development using digital sequence information derived from marine genetic resources from areas beyond national jurisdiction. Choose the form that matches whether your project involves commercialisation.

Repository and database reporting forms

Use these forms if you operate a repository or database that holds information or material covered by the BBNJ requirements.

Downloadable guidance

Download printable versions of the guidance.

whether your activity counts as utilisation (ODT, 18.4 KB)

  • Report information for a marine genetic resource utilisation project (ODT, 19.8 KB)

  • Report information for a digital sequence information utilisation project (ODT, 18.9 KB)

  • Report information as a repository (ODT, 22 KB)

  • Report information as a database (ODT, 17.3 KB)

  • Understand onward disclosure to the BBNJ Clearing-House Mechanism (ODT, 12.8 KB)

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    2026-10-02 12:17
    Added downloadable versions of the guidance.

    2026-09-21 06:52
    First published.