The Partnership Fund Board of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) has completed the selection of projects to be funded in 2023 during its first meeting held on 1 June. This is the first of two batches of projects to be supported by the newly created ISA Partnership Fund (ISAPF) every year.
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ISA Assembly concludes twenty-eighth session with participation of heads of States and governments and high-level representatives and adoption of decisions on the establishment of the Interim Director General of the Enterprise
The 28th session of the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) closed on 28 July 2023 after five days of meetings in Kingston, Jamaica. The meeting was presided over by H.E. Mr. Alhaji Fanday Turay, former Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations and upcoming Minister for Transportation and Aviation of Sierra Leone.
The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia presents credentials to the ISA Secretary-General
H.E. Mr. Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), H.E. Mr. Michael W. Lodge, as the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to ISA, during a ceremony held in Kingston, Jamaica, on 25 July 2023.
ISA and WoRMS release a species checklist for the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in celebration of the one-year anniversary of the Sustainable Seabed Knowledge Initiative
During a side event on the margins of the 28th session of the Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) on 19 July 2023 celebrating the one-year anniversary of the launch of the Sustainable Seabed Knowledge Initiative (SSKI), ISA and the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) introduced a species checklist for the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the Pacific Ocean.
The Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines presents credentials to the ISA Secretary-General
H.E. Mr. Antonio Lagdameo presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), H.E. Mr. Michael W. Lodge, as the Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to ISA, during a ceremony held in Kingston, Jamaica, on 24 July 2023.
ISA Secretary-General presents the Fourth Edition of the Award for Excellence in Deep-Sea Research to Rima Browne from the Cook Islands
On 24 July 2023, the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), H.E. Mr. Michael W. Lodge, presented the Fourth Edition of the Award for Excellence in Deep-Sea Research to Ms. Rima Browne from the Cook Islands during the 28th session of the ISA Assembly.
ISA Council closes Part II of its 28th session
The Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) closed the meetings of Part II of its 28th session on Friday, 21 July 2023. The Council met in person for ten days. A total of 32 of the 36 Members of the Council were in attendance, along with 23 other Members and 20 observers. The negotiations of the draft regulations on the exploitation of mineral resources in the Area (ISBA/25/C/WP.1) remained the main item on the agenda. The Council also continued to discuss other important matters, including the operationalization of the Enterprise.
ISA launches its new Deep Dive e-learning platform and opens the first call for applications
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is pleased to launch Deep Dive, its new e-learning platform entirely dedicated to addressing both technical and scientific aspects of the legal regime set out in Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the 1994 Implementation Agreement and the rules, regulations and procedures adopted by ISA for activities in the international seabed area (the Area).
ISA calls for the nomination of experts to participate in the intersession expert group to develop binding environmental threshold values until 15 September 2023
The Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is inviting Members and stakeholders of ISA to nominate experts to participate in the intersessional expert group to develop binding environmental threshold values.
