The 29th Session of the International Seabed Authority
| Part I | |
| Legal and Technical Commission | 4 – 15 March 2024 |
| Council | 18 – 29 March 2024 |
| Part II | |
| Legal and Technical Commission | 1 – 12 July 2024 |
| Finance Committee | 10 – 12 July 2024 |
| Council | 15 – 26 July 2024 |
| Assembly | 29 July – 2 August 2024 |
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Accommodation
Various Kingston hotels have special rates for participating members.
- Jamaica Pegasus Hotel:
July 1 – 12: ISA LTC and Finance Committee Meeting Group Booking Code: 650951 (240701ISAL)
July 15 – Aug 2: ISA Council and Assembly Meeting Group Booking Code: 650952 (240715ISAC)
- The Courtleigh Hotel and Suites:
July 1 – 12: ISA LTC and Finance Committee Meeting Group Booking Code: 418397
July 15 – Aug 2: ISA Council and Assembly Meeting Group Booking Code: 418398
Please note that the Secretariat of the Authority is not affiliated with any of the hotels listed above. Delegates’ engagement with these hotels is neither within the interest nor at the expense of the Secretariat of the Authority.
DAILY JOURNALS
| Friday 26 July 2024 | EN |
| Thursday 25 July 2024 | EN |
| Wednesday 24 July 2024 | EN |
| Tuesday 23 July 2024 | EN |
| Monday 22 July 2024 | EN |
| Friday 19 July 2024 | EN |
| Thursday 18 July 2024 | EN |
| Wednesday 17 July 2024 | EN |
| Tuesday 16 July 2024 | EN |
| Monday 15 July 2024 | EN |
| Friday 29 March 2024 | EN |
| Thursday 28 March 2024 | EN |
| Wednesday 27 March 2024 | EN |
| Tuesday 26 March 2024 | EN |
| Monday 25 March 2024 | EN |
| Friday 22 March 2024 | EN |
| Thursday 21 March 2024 | EN |
| Wednesday 20 March 2024 | EN |
| Tuesday 19 March 2024 | EN |
| Monday 18 March 2024 | EN |
ISBA/29/A/CRP.1
Election to fill vacancies in the Council for the period 2025 to 2028 in accordance with Article 161, Paragraph 3, of the Convention.
ISBA/29/A/CRP.2
Indicative list of member states of the International Seabed Authority which would fulfil the criteria for membership in the various groups of states in the Council in accordance with section 3, paragraph 15, of the annex to the Agreement for the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
ISBA/29/A/3-ISBA/29/C/11
Proposed budget for the International Seabed Authority for the financial period 2025–2026.
ISBA/29/A/3/Add.1-ISBA/29/C/11/Add.1
Proposed budget for the International Seabed Authority for the financial period 2025–2026.
ISBA/29/A/L.1
Provisional agenda of the Assembly.
ISBA/29/A/INF/1 – ISBA/29/A/INF/16
ISBA/29/A/2
ISBA/29/A/6–ISBA/29/C/12
Report on activities related to the Enterprise.
ISBA/29/A/4
Note verbale dated 19 April 2024 from the Permanent Mission of Chile to the International Seabed Authority addressed to the secretariat of the Authority.
ISBA/29/A/5
Implementation of the action plan of the International Seabed Authority in support of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
ISBA/29/A/9-ISBA/29/C/20
Report of the Finance Committee.
ISBA/29/A/7
Letter dated 31 May 2024 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Assembly.
ISBA/29/A/8
Consideration, with a view to adoption, of the extended high-level action plan for the Authority for the period 2019-2025.
ISBA/29/C/L.1
Provisional agenda of the Council.
ISBA/29/C/L.2
Draft decision of the Council of the International Seabed Authority relating to the budget of the International Seabed Authority for the financial period 2025-2026.
ISBA/29/C/L.4
Draft decision of the Council of the International Seabed Authority relating to an application for approval of a plan of work for exploration for polymetallic sulphides by the Earth System Science Organization-Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India. (Advance Unedited Version)
ISBA/29/C/INF/1
List of Delegations. Council Part 1
ISBA/29/C/1
Agenda of the Council
ISBA/29/C/1/Rev.1
Revised agenda of the Council.
ISBA/29/C/2
Memorandum of understanding between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the International Seabed Authority.
ISBA/29/C/3
Election to fill a vacancy on the Legal and Technical Commission in accordance with article 163, paragraph 7, of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
ISBA/29/C/4/Rev.1
Incidents in the NORI-D contract area, 23 November to 4 December 2023.
ISBA/29/C/5
Status of contracts for exploration and related matters, including information on the periodic review of the implementation of approved plans of work for exploration.
ISBA/29/C/6
Status of consultations between the International Seabed Authority and the OSPAR Commission.
ISBA/29/C/7
Report of the Chair of the Legal and Technical Commission on the work of the Commission at the first part of its twenty-ninth session.
ISBA/29/C/10
Draft revised standardized procedure for the development, establishment and review of regional environmental management plans
ISBA/29/C/11–ISBA/29/A/3
Proposed budget for the International Seabed Authority for the financial period 2025–2026.
ISBA/29/C/7/Add.1
Report of the Chair of the Legal and Technical Commission on the work of the Commission at the second part of its twenty-ninth session. (Advance Unedited Version)
ISBA/29/C/8
Report on the relinquishment of 50 per cent of the area allocated to the Institut français de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer (Ifremer) under the contract for exploration for polymetallic sulphides between the Institut français de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer (Ifremer) and the International Seabed Authority.
ISBA/29/C/9
Statement of the President on the work of the Council of the International Seabed Authority during the first part of the twenty-ninth session.
ISBA/29/C/11/Add.1-ISBA/29/A/3/Add.1
Proposed budget for the International Seabed Authority for the financial period 2025–2026.
ISBA/29/C/12-ISBA/29/A/6
Report on activities related to the Enterprise.
ISBA/29/C/13
Laws, regulations and administrative measures adopted by sponsoring States and other members of the International Seabed Authority with respect to the activities in the Area, and related matters.
ISBA/29/C/14
Report and recommendations of the Legal and Technical Commission to the Council of the International Seabed Authority relating to an application for approval of a plan of work for exploration for polymetallic sulphides by Earth System Science Organisation (ESSO)-Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India.
ISBA/29/C/15
Implementation of the decision of the Council in 2023 relating to the reports of the Chair of the Legal and Technical Commission.
ISBA/29/C/16
Report on the relinquishment of 50 per cent of the area allocated to the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources under the contract for exploration for polymetallic sulphides signed with the International Seabed Authority.
ISBA/29/C/17
Report on the relinquishment of two thirds of the area allocated to the China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association under the contract for exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts signed with the International Seabed Authority
ISBA/29/C/18
Report on the relinquishment of two thirds of the area allocated to the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation under the contract for exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts signed with the International Seabed Authority
ISBA/29/C/19
Report of the Legal and Technical Commission to the Council of the International Seabed Authority relating to an application for approval of a plan of work for exploration for cobalt rich-ferromanganese crusts by Earth System Science Organization-Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India. (Advanced Unedited Version)
ISBA/29/C/20-ISBA/29/A/9
Report of the Finance Committee.
ISBA/29/FC/L.1
Provisional agenda of the Finance Committee.
ISBA/29/FC/1
Agenda of the Finance Committee.
ISBA/29/FC/2
Development of rules, regulations and procedures on the equitable sharing of financial and other economic benefits derived from activities in the Area pursuant to section 9, paragraph 7 (f), of the annex to the 1994 Agreement.
ISBA/29/FC/3
Budgetary implications of a second periodic review of the international regime of the Area pursuant to article 154 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
ISBA/29/FC/4
Status of the Working Capital Fund.
ISBA/29/LTC/L.1
Provisional agenda of the Legal and Technical Commission.
ISBA/29/LTC/1
Agenda of the Legal and Technical Commission
ISBA/29/LTC/2
Application for approval of a plan of work for exploration for polymetallic massive sulphides by Earth System Science Organization – Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India.
ISBA/29/LTC/3
Application for approval of a plan of work for exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts by Earth System Science Organization – Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India.
ISBA/29/LTC/4
Selection of candidates for training programmes under plans of work for exploration.
ISBA/29/LTC/5
Criteria for identifying contractors that have responded insufficiently or incompletely, or failed to respond, to the calls from the Council to address issues identified by the Commission in relation to their contractual obligations.
ISBA/29/LTC/6
Modalities for facilitating an exchange of views between contractors and members of the Legal and Technical Commission.
ISBA/29/LTC/7
Recommendations for the guidance of contractors in the preparation of a five-year periodic review report for exploration contracts. (Advanced Unedited Version)
ISBA/29/LTC/8
Recommendations on technical guidance for the development of Regional Environmental Management Plans in support of the Standardised Procedure and Template. (Advanced Unedited Version)
ISBA/29/LTC/9
Selection of candidates for training programmes under plans of work for exploration.
Council
18 March 2024
- Russian Federation (EN / RU)
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC)
- Environmental Justice Foundation and WWF
- International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC)
- International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC)
- International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC)
- Te Ipukarea
- Nauru
- Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC)
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- Pew Charitable Trusts
EIA/EIS process and REMPS
24 July 2024
27 March 2024
- Germany
- Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI)
- Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI)
- Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI)
- Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI)
- International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC)
- International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
- Pew Charitable Trusts
Intangible Cultural Heritage
19 July 2024
27 March 2024
Environmental Compensation Fund
27 March 2024
Equalization measures
19 March 2024
Environmental Management and Monitoring
24 July 2024
15 March 2024
25 July 2024
18 July 2024
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
22 March 2024
- India
- Netherlands
- Nauru
- Nauru – Non-paper on the Legal basis for the Council to Adopt Decision on Safety Zones
- Spain
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Environmental Justice Foundation
- Greenpeace International
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- Sustainable Ocean Alliance
- The Ocean Foundation
- Pew Charitable Trusts
- WWF
21 March 2024
14 March 2024
13 March 2024
21 February 2024
Jul 02, 2024
Apr 02, 2024
Mar 19, 2024
Mar 05, 2024
Daily Bulletins
Part II – 15 July – 2 August 2024
Part I – 18-29 March 2024
- 03/29/2024 – 29th Session Part 1 Bulletin – Day 10
- 03/28/2024 – 29th Session Part 1 Bulletin – Day 9
- 03/27/2024 – 29th Session Part 1 Bulletin – Day 8
- 03/26/2024 – 29th Session Part 1 Bulletin – Day 7
- 03/25/2024 – 29th Session Part 1 Bulletin – Day 6
- 03/22/2024 – 29th Session Part 1 Bulletin – Day 5
- 03/21/2024 – 29th Session Part 1 Bulletin – Day 4
- 03/20/2024 – 29th Session Part 1 Bulletin – Day 3
- 03/19/2024 – 29th Session Part 1 Bulletin – Day 2
- 03/18/2024 – 29th Session Part 1 Bulletin – Day 1