The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is holding, for the first time ever, an international workshop on “Capacity development, resources and needs assessment” at its headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica, from 10 to 12 February 2020.
26th Session of ISA Council
The Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) will open the first part of its 26th session on 17th February 2020 in Kingston, Jamaica. It is expected that Member States will continue their discussions on the draft regulations for exploitation of mineral resources in the Area, including on the financial terms of contracts.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Travel Advisory
For ISA workshop participants and delegates in relation to the outbreak of novel coronavirus
Urgent call for contributions to the Voluntary Trust Fund to meet the costs of participation of members of the Legal and Technical Commission from developing countries
The Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Mr. Michael W. Lodge has announced with grave concern that, as of 29 January 2020, the Voluntary Trust Fund established to cover the cost of participation by members of the Legal and Technical Commission (LTC) and the Finance Committee from developing countries stands in negative balance.
ANNOUNCEMENT : Workshop Reports
The ISA Secretariat is pleased to announce that the following workshop reports are now available online:
First African Experts to join ISA’s Secretariat for 2-month deployment as a part of ISA-Africa Union-NORAD ADSR Project
The first two national experts selected in the context of the Africa Deep Seabed Resources (ADSR) project joined the ISA Secretariat on 20 January 2020. A total of 10 experts, including 5 women, from different African States, members of ISA and the African Union, will be deployed with the ISA Secretariat in the course of 2020. The objectives of this deployment are to strengthen their expertise in geology and ocean/Blue Economy policy while contributing to the work of the Secretariat.
Evora workshop progresses discussions on the development of REMP for the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
International experts from member States, including developing counties and sponsoring States as well as from the scientific community, and contractors convened at a workshop held to discuss the development of a Regional Environmental Management Plan (REMP) for the Area of the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge in Évora, Portugal, from 25 to 29 November
Applications now open for NORI at sea-opportunities through the ISA contractor training programme
Applications are now open for four at-sea placement opportunities with Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI) as part of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) contractor training programme. Nauru nationals are encouraged to apply.
The International Seabed Authority commemorates its 25th anniversary at an international conference held in partnership with the centre for oceans law and policy of the University of Virgina
Today, 16 November 2019, marks the 25th anniversary of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). To celebrate this momentous occasion, ISA together with the Centre for Oceans Law and Policy of the University of Virginia School of Law (COLP), organized an international conference in Kingston, Jamaica, with the generous support of the Centre for International Law of the University of Singapore (CIL), the Institute for China-America Studies (ICAS), the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) and the World Maritime University (WMU).
