Highlights and images for 1 March 2019

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Highlights for Friday, 1 March 2019

Group photo of delegates at the end of the meeting

International Seabed Authority 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

    Participants

    Negotiating blocs
    African Group