Two ISA Legal and Technical Commission (LTC) meetings have been scheduled to be held in Kingston in 2014.
Brazil Applies For Approval Of Plan Of Work For Exploration For Cobalt-Rich Ferromanganese Crust
On 31 December 2013, the Authority received an application for approval of a plan of work for exploration for Cobalt-rich Ferromanganese Crust in the Area submitted by Companhia de Pesquisa de Recursos Minerais (CPRM), which is a Brazilian State Enterprise. The application is sponsored by the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil.
The Cook Islands Applies For Approval Of Plan Of Work For Exploration For Polymetallic Nodules
On 27 December 2013, the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC), which is a Cook Islands state enterprise, submitted an application for approval of a plan of work for exploration for polymetallic nodules in a reserved area. The application is sponsored by the Government of the Cook Islands, The area under application is the reserved area portion of the G-TEC Sea Mineral Resources NV claim area in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone of the Pacific Ocean approved in July 2012.
Germany Applies For Approval Of Plan Of Work For Exploration For Polymetallic Sulphides
On 17 December 2013, the International Seabed Authority received an application for approval of a plan of work for exploration for polymetallic sulphides submitted by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), on behalf of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.
New Seamount Benthos Study Available Online
An ISA-funded workshop held in Vancouver in May 2011 has resulted in a study titled Seamount benthos in a cobalt-rich crust region of the central Pacific: conservation challenges for future seabed mining.
Mexico Hosts Sensitization Seminar On Opportunities For Deep Seabed Mining
KINGSTON, Jamaica, 12 November 2013 – – The Sensitization Seminar on Mexico’s Opportunities for Deep Seabed Mining was convened yesterday in Mexico City.
Ambassador Of Cuba Presents Credentials To ISA Secretary-General
His Excellency, Mr. Bernardo Guanche Hernández, the new Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of the Authority as the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cuba to the International Seabed Authority on Thursday, 7 November 2013.
Mexico To Host ISA Sensitization Seminar
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 1 November 2013 – – A sensitization seminar on Deep Sea Mining: Environmental, Legal and Technical Challenges will be held in Mexico from 11-12 November, 2013.
The seminar is a joint collaboration between the International Seabed Authority and the Government of Mexico and will be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs offices in Mexico City.
The seminar is aimed at increasing public awareness of the nature of mineral resources in marine areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction (“the Area”), and on the outer continental shelf; and providing information on the role of the International Seabed Authority with regard to the protection of the marine environment from the harmful potential effects of deep seabed mining and reflects the increasing interest and associated concerns of ISA member States on the potential impacts of deep sea minerals exploration and mining.
Similar sensitization seminars have been held in Indonesia (2007), Brazil (2008), Nigeria (2009) and Spain (2010), Jamaica (2011) and in New York (2012).
For further information on the seminar, contact Sandor Mulsow (smulsow@isa.org.jm), and/or Ascencio Herrera, Alfonso (alfonsoa@sre.gob.mx).
Ambassador Of China Presents Credentials To Secretary-General
His Excellency Dong Xiaojun, newly appointed Ambassador of China to Jamaica, presented his credentials as the new Permanent Representative of China to the International Seabed Authority to the Secretary-General on Wednesday, 23 October 2013.