Nairobi, Kenya 10 December 2025 – Today, Deputy Secretary-General and Chef de Cabinet, Bruno Pozzi, provided opening remarks for the “Race to the Bottom? Fostering Evidence-Based Dialogue and Action on Deep-Sea Minerals and Metals” side event.
In Nairobi, Kenya, at UN Environment Assembly -7, ISA appealed to the global community to work with the Authority to strengthen the multilateral regime to guarantee transparency, environmental integrity, and equity; to help ensure that if humanity ever considers activities in the deep seabed, they occur only under rules crafted collectively, for the benefit of all, and with the highest environmental safeguards ever designed. This is how we avoid a race to the bottom and uphold the common heritage of humankind.
The DSG was joined by ISA’s Environment Coordinator who spoke about the development of robust Regional Environmental Management Plans (REMPs), environmental thresholds and the Deep Data repository to ensure informed decision making.
Read his full statement at the UNEA side event here.
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ISA is an autonomous intergovernmental organization mandated by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to manage the mineral resources of the seabed beyond national jurisdiction for the shared benefit of humankind. ISA is committed to ensuring that all economic activities in the deep seabed, including mining, are regulated and responsibly managed using the best available scientific evidence for the benefit of all humankind.
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