His Excellency, Mr. Luis Alberto Figueiredo Machado, Minister of External Relations of Brazil paid a courtesy call on the Secretary-General on Thursday, 13 February 2014.
ISA Endowment Fund Advisory Panel Meet In Kingston
The Advisory Panel of the ISA Endowment Fund will hold its 11th meeting in Kingston today.
ISA Continues Its Efforts To Standardize The Taxonomy Of Fauna Associated With Deep Sea Mineral Resources
To facilitate data standardization, the Authority is pursuing efforts to standardize the taxonomy of three classes of fauna – megafauna, macrofauna and meiofauna.
Japan Oil, Gas And Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) And ISA Sign Exploration Contract
The International Seabed Authority and JOGMEC of Japan signed a 15-year contract for prospecting and exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts in Tokyo on 27 January 2014.
The contract was signed by the Secretary-General of the Authority, Nii Allotey Odunton and the President of JOGMEC, Hirobumi Kawano in the presence of State Minister Midori Matsushima of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
ISA Prepares For Legal And Technical Commission Meetings In Kingston
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.