KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 13 July 2012 – – The adoption of draft Regulations on prospecting and exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts; consideration of five new applications for approval of plans of work for exploration and election of 20 members of Council and of the Secretary-General are among substantive issues for consideration on the agenda of the International Seabed Authority when it convenes its 18th Session in Kingston, Jamaica from 16-27 July 2012.
ISA Legal And Technical Commission To Hear Presentations From Applicants For Seabed Exploration
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 10 July 2012 – -The Legal and Technical Commission (LTC) will today begin to hear oral presentations by the five new applicants for seabed exploration.
Secretary-General Addresses Deep Seabed Mining Symposium In Germany
Secretary-General Nii Odunton was one of two keynote speakers at the Symposium on Deep Seabed Mining – A Challenging Technological & Resource Potential for the German Economy held on 19 June at the Ministry of Federal Economics in Berlin.
InterRidge/ISA Endowment Fund Awards Three Fellowships For 2012
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 21 June 2012 – – The InterRidge/ISA Endowment Fund Fellowship Programme recently awarded fellowships to three students from developing countries.
Five Applications For Exploration Contracts Filed With The International Seabed Authority
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 5 June 2012 – – The Authority has received five new applications for seabed exploration licences; filed in respect of areas located in the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
International Seabed Authority Receives Three New Applications For Seabed Exploration
The International Seabed Authority has received three new applications for seabed exploration licences. The three new applications have been filed in respect of areas located in the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
Ambassador Of Japan Presents Credentials To The Secretary-General
H.E. Mr Hiroshi Yamaguchi, presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority on Tuesday 22 May 2012.
Ambassador Of France Presents Credentials To The Secretary-General
H.E. Mrs. Ginette de Matha presented her credentials to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority on Tuesday, 15 May 2012.
ISA And The Government Of Jamaica Commemorates 30th Anniversary Of UNCLOS
Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Honourable A.J. Nicholson and Secretary-General Odunton of the International Seabed Authority today launched the 30th Anniversary of the Opening for Signature of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in Kingston.