ISA’s Legal and Technical Commission announces the selection of three (3) candidates to benefit from Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) training opportunities

On 13 March and 14 March 2023, the Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) confirmed the selection of three (3) candidates for internship training opportunities provided by Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) in accordance with its obligations under its exploration contract for polymetallic sulphides with ISA.

ISA’s Legal and Technical Commission announces the selection of four (4) candidates to benefit from the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) of the Federal Republic of Germany training opportunities

On 28 February 2023, the Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) confirmed the selection of four (4) candidates for at-sea and post cruise training opportunities provided by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources of the Federal Republic of Germany (BGR) in accordance with its obligations under its exploration contract for polymetallic nodules with ISA.

The ISA Secretariat and the United Nations Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries establish a new strategic partnership to address specific capacity-building needs of LDCs in support of the sustainable development of emerging blue economies

On 6 March 2023, the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and the Acting Managing Director of the United Nations Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries (UNTBLDC), Dr. Taffere Tesfachew, formally launched a new partnership between the two organizations on the margins of the second part of the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developing Countries (LDC5) currently taking place in Doha, Qatar.