Highlights for Friday, 1 March 2019
Group photo of delegates at the end of the meeting
On Friday, the Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) addressed outstanding issues related to the Enterprise, in particular a draft decision on the extension of the term and the expansion of the mandate of the Special Representative for the Enterprise. Delegates further discussed establishing a voluntary trust fund for the purpose of providing the requisite relevant funds for the Special Representative’s work.Highlights of the day include:
agreement to extend the time frame for the negotiation of the draft proposal to form a joint venture with Poland;
agreement to extend the contract and renew the terms of reference of the Special Representative, accompanied by the establishment of a voluntary trust fund to provide the requisite funds; and
recognition that the perspective of the Enterprise should be taken into account in the development of the exploitation regulations.
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage and daily reports from the 1st Part of ISA-25. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, has published a summary and analysis report of the meeting, which is available in HTML and PDF.
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The 1st Part of ISA-25 meets for its last day
Patricio Ureña Palacio, Argentina
Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria, on behalf of the African Group
Nicole Lyas and David Yardley, Australia
Delegates during an informal meeting
Maruthadu Sudhakar, India
Major Tano Koffi Bertin, Côte d’Ivoire
Conn Nugent, Pew Charitable Trusts
Lowri Mai Griffiths and Gavin Watson, UK
Kathy Ann Brown, Jamaica
Francisco Javier Bernales (right), Chile, addresses the Council
Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria, and David Yardley, Australia, shake hands after adoption of the document on extending the contract for the Special Representative and on the time frame for the negotiation of the draft proposal for a joint venture with Poland.
Lumka Yengeni, South Africa, Council President for the 25th Session; Thembile Joyini, South Africa; and Gwénaëlle Le Gurun, ISA Secretariat
Michael Lodge, ISA Secretary-General, and Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera, ISA Legal Counsel and Deputy to the Secretary-General, respond to a delegate’s observations.
Graham Leung and Corey McLachlan, DeepGreen
Chin Siew Fei, Singapore, and Hu Bing, China
Wini Broadbelt and Tom Diederen, the Netherlands, interact with Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera, ISA Legal Counsel and Deputy to the Secretary-General
Ernesto Malda, Mexico, and Mariusz Orion Jędrysek, Poland
Kristina Gjerde, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Aline Jaeckel, Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI); and Rose Lesley Kautoke, Tonga
Delegates consult informally
Victoria García Ojeda and Esther Salamanca Aguado, Spain
L-R: Aline Jaeckel, DOSI; Kristina Gjerde, IUCN; and Jessica Perelman, DOSI
The delegation from Singapore
The delegation from Brazil
The delegation from Nigeria
Around the Venue
A view over New Kingston from the venue
The ENB team at the 1st Part of ISA-25 (L-R): Asterios Tsioumanis, Greece; Nancy Williams, US; Priscila Pereira de Andrade, Brazil; Teya Penniman, US; Diego Noguera, Colombia; and Nicole de Paula, Brazil
The ENB team at the 1st Part of ISA-25 (L-R) Asterios Tsioumanis, Greece; Nancy Williams, US; Priscila Pereira de Andrade, Brazil; Teya Penniman, US; Diego Noguera, Colombia; and Nicole de Paula, Brazil
