Workshop for Developing a Framework for REMPs for Polymetallic Sulphide Deposits in Mid-Ocean Ridges
27 Jun 2018 - 29 Jun 2018
Szczecin, PolandPhoto by @Filip Kacalski/Uniwersytet Szczecinski
The International Seabed Authority and the University of Szczecin co-hosted a 3-day workshop on the Development of a Framework for Regional Environmental Management Plans (REMPs) for Polymetallic Sulphide Deposits in Mid-Ocean Ridges in Szczecin, Poland from 27-29 June 2018.
The workshop follows discussions during the first part of the Authority’s 24th Session meetings in March 2018 where the Council of the Authority took note of the preliminary strategy for the development of REMPs for key provinces where exploration activities under contracts were being carried out.
The main objective of the workshop is to provide the relevant organs of the Authority, as well as Contractors and their sponsoring States, a proactive area-based management tool to support informed decision-making that balances resource development with conservation for REMPs for polymetallic sulphides in Mid-Ocean Ridges.
Terms of Reference | Agenda | Documents | Presentations | Participants | About Szczecin | Travel | Photos
- ISBA/24/C/3 Preliminary strategy for the development of regional environmental management plans for the Area
- ISBA/17/LTC/7 Environmental Management Plan for the Clarion-Clipperton Zone
Opening Remarks | Secretary-General Michael Lodge, ISA
Presentation | The Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS) and their Activities in the Area; Vladimir Jares, DOALOS
Presentation | ISA Strategic Environmental Management Plan; Dr Sandor Mulsow, ISA
Presentation | Mid-Ocean Ridges definition: scales, geology and stakeholders; Dr Sandor Mulsow, ISA
Presentation | Major ecological structures, distinctive features, and ecological functions of Mid-Ocean Ridges; Dr Cindy Van Dover
Presentation | CCZ EMP historical review lessons learnt; Dr Gwenaelle Le Gurun, ISA
Presentation | 30 Years of Environmental Studies, Interoceanmetal Joint Organization (IOM)
Presentation | COMRA Activity in Polymetallic Sulphide Areas in the Mid-Ocean Ridge of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, Dr. Chengbin Song, China Ocean Mineral Resource Research & Development Association (COMRA), China
Presentation | India Polymetallic Massive Sulphides Program, Dr Parihat Roy, National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India
Presentation | Views on Regional Environmental Management Plans, Poland
Presentation | Current Status of the Polymetallic Nodule Exploration and Environmental Investigations in the Western Indian Ocean, U. Schwarz-Schampera, R. Freitag, C. Kriete & INDEX-Team, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Germany
Presentation | An Update on L’Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) Activities, France
Presentation | Korean Contractor Experiences, Republic of Korea
Presentation | Working toward a Strategic Environmental Management Plan in the Atlantic | SEMPIA, Dr Daniel Dunn, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom
Presentation | EASME Initiative: Regional Environmental Management Planning on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Phil Weaver, Seascape Pty | Kevin Murphy, ERM UK