ISA’s Legal and Technical Commission announces the selection of twelve (12) candidates to benefit from Blue Minerals Jamaica Limited (BMJ) training opportunities

On 14 August 2023, the Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) confirmed the selection of twelve (12) candidates from developing States to benefit from training opportunities provided by Blue Minerals Jamaica Limited (BMJ) in accordance with its obligations under its exploration contract for polymetallic nodules with ISA. Four (4) geotechnical-based training… Continue reading ISA’s Legal and Technical Commission announces the selection of twelve (12) candidates to benefit from Blue Minerals Jamaica Limited (BMJ) training opportunities

Call for proposals for a consultancy to assist ISA in designing a project framework for the establishment of a pilot demonstration project for long-term ocean observations in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone

The Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is seeking a consultant to assist ISA in designing a project framework for the establishment of a pilot demonstration project for long-term ocean observations in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone based on an assessment of existing environmental baseline data and established ocean observing capabilities, with a focus on areas… Continue reading Call for proposals for a consultancy to assist ISA in designing a project framework for the establishment of a pilot demonstration project for long-term ocean observations in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone

Call for proposals for a consultancy to assist ISA in the logistical organization of a workshop on the development of a regional environmental management plan for the Area of the Northwest Pacific 

The Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is seeking a consultant to assist ISA in the logistical organization of a workshop on developing a regional environmental management plan for the Area of the Northwest Pacific to be held in Tokyo, Japan from 19-23 February 2024. Regional environmental management plans aim to provide the relevant… Continue reading Call for proposals for a consultancy to assist ISA in the logistical organization of a workshop on the development of a regional environmental management plan for the Area of the Northwest Pacific 

Call for nomination of experts and submission of scientific information for a workshop on the development of a regional environmental management plan for the Area of the Northwest Pacific

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is calling for the nomination of experts and the submission of scientific information to support the objectives of the upcoming workshop on the development of a regional environmental management plan (REMP) for the Area of the Northwest Pacific. The workshop will be organized in Tokyo, Japan, from 19 to 23… Continue reading Call for nomination of experts and submission of scientific information for a workshop on the development of a regional environmental management plan for the Area of the Northwest Pacific

ISA Assembly concludes twenty-eighth session with participation of heads of States and governments and high-level representatives and adoption of decisions on the establishment of the Interim Director General of the Enterprise

The 28th session of the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) closed on 28 July 2023 after five days of meetings in Kingston, Jamaica. The meeting was presided over by H.E. Mr. Alhaji Fanday Turay, former Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations and upcoming Minister for Transportation and Aviation of Sierra… Continue reading ISA Assembly concludes twenty-eighth session with participation of heads of States and governments and high-level representatives and adoption of decisions on the establishment of the Interim Director General of the Enterprise