23rd Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority
8-18 August 2017 | Headquarters of the International Seabed Authority, Kingston, Jamaica
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A view of Kingston (photo courtesy of the Government of Jamaica) |
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The 23rd annual session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) will be held at the ISA headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica, with the Assembly opening on 8 August 2017 and continuing on 15-18 August, and the Council convening from 8-14 August. At the annual sessions, ISA member states discuss and provide direction to the work of the ISA and its Secretariat. The Council will consider, among various issues, the status of contracts, the status of national legislation, and draft regulations on the exploitation of marine minerals in the international seabed Area (defined as the seabed and subsoil beyond the limits of national jurisdiction). The Assembly will discuss, among other items, the report of the ISA Secretary General and the final report on the periodic review of the ISA pursuant to Article 154 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. |
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IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from the 23rd Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority. The summary and analysis report is now available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Francis Dejon | ||
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IISD Reporting Services is grateful to the many donors of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) and recognizes the following as core contributors to the ENB: the European Union and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. General Support for the Bulletin during 2017 is provided by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea, Japanese Ministry of Environment (through the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies - IGES), New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Switzerland (Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)), and SWAN International. |
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