Kingston, Jamaica, 1 November 2025 – On the inaugural celebration of the International Day of the Deep Seabed, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) proudly announces the awardees of the second edition of its landmark One Thousand Reasons campaign under the Sustainable Seabed Knowledge Initiative.
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The Permanent Representative of Mexico presents credentials to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
Kingston, Jamaica – 16 October 2025 – His Excellency Roberto Canseco-Martínez, Ambassador of the United Mexican States to Jamaica, presented his credentials to Ms. Leticia Carvalho, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), as the Permanent Representative of Mexico to the ISA during a ceremony held in Kingston, Jamaica, on 16 October 2025.
The Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China presents credentials to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
Kingston, Jamaica – 30 September 2025 – His Excellency Wang Jinfeng, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, presented his credentials to Ms. Leticia Carvalho, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), as the Permanent Representative of China to the ISA during a ceremony held in Kingston, Jamaica, on 30 September 2025.
Madam Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority concludes her visit to China
Kingston, Jamaica – 26 September 2025 – At the invitation of the Government of China, Madam Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), Leticia Carvalho, paid her first visit to Beijing from 22 to 24 September 2025. During the visit, Madam Secretary-General had meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Natural Resources of China. Madam Secretary-General also met with three contractors sponsored by China.
The eighth ISA Annual Contractors’ Meeting concludes in Goa, India
Goa, India – 20 September 2025 – The Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) held the Eighth Annual Meeting of Exploration Contractors from 18 to 20 September 2025 in Goa, India. The meeting was jointly hosted by the ISA Secretariat and the Government of India through the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO).
Signing of the polymetallic sulphides contract between the International Seabed Authority and the Government of India
New Delhi, India – 15 September 2026 – Madam Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), Leticia Carvalho, today signed on behalf of ISA a 15-year contract for exploration for polymetallic sulphides (PMS) with Dr. M. Ravichandran, Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, on behalf of the Government of India in New Delhi, India.
The Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Lesotho presents credentials to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
Kingston, Jamaica – 26 August 2025 – Ambassador Matete Nena presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), Ms. Leticia Carvalho, as the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Lesotho to the ISA during a ceremony held in Kingston, Jamaica, on 26 August 2025.
The Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Marshall Islands presents credentials to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
Kingston, Jamaica – 20 August 2025 – Ambassador John Silk presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), Ms. Leticia Carvalho, as the first-ever Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to the ISA during a ceremony held in Kingston, Jamaica, on 20 August 2025.
International Seabed Authority holds a landmark 30th session: the Assembly adopts historic decisions as negotiations on the Mining Code progress
Kingston, Jamaica – 30 July 2025 – The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has concluded its 30th session of the Assembly held from 21 to 25 July at its headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica. The Assembly is the culmination of five intensive weeks of work across ISA’s organs, the Legal and Technical Commission (LTC), the Finance Committee and the Council, which resulted in decisive progress in advancing the Authority’s regulatory and institutional mandate.
