PRESS RELEASE| 16 February 2019
Governments officials and experts from Pacific Small Island Developing States (P-SIDS) convened at a regional workshop held in Nuku’alofa, Kingdom of Tonga this week, to strengthen national and regional capacities to access sustainably and benefit from seabed activities and therefore, from the Blue Economy.
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High-level regional workshop boosts participation of Pacific Island countries in deep sea activities to advance the Blue Economy
ISA’s Secretary-General visits Tonga to discuss progress undertaken for the sustainable development of deep seabed resources in the Pacific
PRESS RELEASE | 15 February 2019
International Seabed Authority (ISA)’s Secretary-General Mr Michael Lodge is in the Kingdom of Tonga this week to attend a regional workshop jointly organised by ISA and UNDESA with the support of the Kingdom of Tonga to discuss increased participation of P-SIDS in activities undertaken in the international seabed area as well as identifying...
Message from Secretary-General Michael W. Lodge on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
PRESS RELEASE | 11 February 2019
Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In recent decades, the international community has made great strides in inspiring and engaging women and girls in science. Yet many challenges remain. According to UNESCO, women today account for only 38 per cent of the world’...
Pacific Small Island Developing States Capacity Building Workshop on Deep Seabed Mining
MEDIA ADVISORY | 7 February 2019
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) will hold a regional training and capacity building workshop for Pacific Small Island Developing States (P-SIDS) on deep seabed mining in Nuku’alofa, Kingdom of Tonga, from 12 to 14 February 2019.
The workshop is being held as part...
Annual high-level International Seabed Authority session to examine draft regulatory mechanism for commercial deep seabed mining
MEDIA ADVISORY | 30 January 2019
The Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) will open on the 25 February 2019 for the first part of its 25th annual session in Kingston, Jamaica, with Member States set to continue their discussions around the draft exploitation regulations for commercial deep seabed mining, which will include proposals for the payment...