Today, the Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the International Seabed Authority (ISA), H.E. Mr. Edward Aníbal Pérez Reyes, presented his credentials to ISA Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Michael W. Lodge, during a ceremony held in Kingston, Jamaica. Ambassador Pérez is a career diplomat with over fifteen years of experience at the service of the… Continue reading Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic H.E. Mr. Edward Aníbal Pérez Reyes presents his credentials to ISA Secretary-General

Yesterday, the Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and to the United Nations, H.E. Ms. Mariangela Zappia, presented her credentials to ISA Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Michael W. Lodge, during a virtual ceremony. Ambassador Zappia is a career diplomat with over thirty years of experience. She has been Permanent Representative of Italy… Continue reading Permanent Representative of Italy H.E. Ms. Mariangela Zappia presents her credentials to ISA Secretary-General

On 19 and 22 April 2021, the Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) held the fourth annual meeting of exploration contractors to discuss issues of common interest and key areas of work relevant to contractors. The virtual meeting involved 72 representatives of ISA exploration contractors and was chaired by Ms. Jennifer Warren, Director, Regulatory… Continue reading ISA concludes its fourth annual contractors’ meeting

The first meeting of the National Focal Points in charge of liaising with the Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) on matters relating to capacity development (NAFOP-CD) concluded today. The meeting was held virtually and involved over thirty National Focal Points identified by Members of ISA to assist the Secretariat with the implementation of… Continue reading First meeting of National Focal Points for Capacity Development concludes with renewed commitment to meet the priority needs of developing States, Members of ISA

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) released today additional standards and guidelines for stakeholder consultation for a period of 60 days, until 7 June 2021 3 July 2021. The standards and guidelines are designed to complement the draft regulations for the exploitation of mineral resources in the international seabed area (the Area), which are currently being… Continue reading Additional standards and guidelines released for stakeholder consultation – Deadline extended

The Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) adopted on 30 March a decision to extend by one-year the terms of office of the current members of the Legal and Technical Commission (LTC), such that they will expire on 31 December 2022. This decision was made on an exceptional basis, owing to the unprecedented circumstances… Continue reading ISA Council extends the terms of office of current members of the Legal and Technical Commission