Summary
On Tuesday, the Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) began consideration of draft regulations on exploitation of deep seabed minerals, in an informal format with a view to facilitating a frank discussion and conveying the outcome as a Council President’s summary to the ISA Legal and Technical Commission.
Delegations exchanged general views on the draft regulations and on a briefing note on stakeholders’ submissions on the regulations, with a focus on: the pathway from exploration to exploitation and beyond, and on the payment mechanism.
Discussions focused on:
- the process to discuss and further develop the draft regulations;
- the relevance of the regulations for sustainable development and environmental protection;
- what, how, when and whom the Authority will regulate; and
- an independent financial model.
For more about the day’s events, read the Earth Negotiations Bulletin daily report.
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 1st Part of the 24th Session of the International Seabed Authority. The summary and analysis is now available in HTML and PDF.
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L-R: Chris Brown, ISA Secretariat; Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera, ISA Legal Counsel and Deputy to the Secretary-General; Michael Lodge, ISA Secretary-General; Olav Myklebust, Norway, Council President for the 24th Session; and Gwénaëlle Le Gurun, ISA Secretariat
Olav Myklebust, Norway, Council President for the 24th Session
Chris Brown, Legal Officer, ISA Secretariat
Jean-Michel Despax, France
Zentaro Naganuma, Japan
Tevita Suka Mangisi, Tonga
Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria, on behalf of the African Group
Mohamed Atlassi, Morocco
Tommo Monthe, Cameroon
Vijay Kumar, India
Tomasz Abramowski, Interoceanmetal Joint Organization (IOM)
Karen Tan, Singapore
Kristina Gjerde, IUCN
Ernesto Malda, Mexico
Daniele Bosio, Italy
L-R: South African delegates Thembile Joyini and Philip Riley
Richard Roth, MIT
Carlos Alberto Michaelsen den Hartog, Brazil
Qinghu Feng, China
Kathy Ann Brown, Jamaica
Kent Bressie, International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC)
L-R: Carlos Alberto Michaelsen den Hartog, Brazil; Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera, ISA Legal Counsel and Deputy to the Secretary-General; and Rodrigo de Oliveira Castro, Brazil
Fish carvings around the ISA