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2020-2021
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Australia
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental impact assessments
- Environmental impact statement
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
- Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans
Bangladesh
Chile
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental impact assessments
- Environmental impact statement
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
- Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans
China
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental impact assessments/ Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
France
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental impact statement/ Environmental baseline data/ Environmental management and monitoring plans
Germany
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental baseline data / Environmental impact assessments / Environmental impact statements / Environmental management and monitoring plans/ Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment/ Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans/ Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
India
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
Italy
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental impact assessments
- Environmental impact statement
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
Japan
Mexico
- Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental baseline data/ Environmental impact assessments/ Environmental impact statement/ Environmental management and monitoring plans/ Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment/ Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
Morocco
- Environmental Management Systems
- Environmental baseline data/ Environmental impact assessments/ Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans/ Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
Republic of Korea
Russian Federation
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
- Environmental impact statement
Singapore
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental impact assessments
- Environmental impact statement
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
Spain
Tonga
- Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Draft guidelines for the establishment of baseline environmental data
- Environmental impact assessments
- Environmental impact statement
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
Trinidad and Tobago
- Environmental Management Systems
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
- Environmental impact assessments
United Kingdom
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental impact assessments
- Environmental impact statement
- preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
OTHER ISA MEMBERS
Bahamas
Belgium
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental baseline data/ Environmental impact assessments/ Environmental impact statements/ Environmental management and monitoring plans/ Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
Costa Rica
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental baseline data/ Environmental impact assessments/ Environmental impact statement/ Environmental management and monitoring plans
Ecuador
European Union
- Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental baseline data/ Environmental impact assessments/ Environmental impact statement/ Environmental management and monitoring plans/ Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment/ Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans/ Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
Finland
- Environmental Management Systems
- Environmental baseline data
- Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans/ Environmental impact statement
- Environmental impact assessments
Kiribati
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems
- Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental impact assessments
- Environmental impact statement
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
Micronesia
- Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental impact statement
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental impact assessments
Myanmar
New Zealand
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental baseline data/ Environmental impact assessments/ Environmental impact statement/ Environmental management and monitoring plans/ Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment/ Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans/ Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
Philippines
Portugal
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental impact assessments
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
Sweden
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental impact assessment
- Environmental impact statement
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
- preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans
OBSERVER STATES
United States of America
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental impact statement
- preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Environmental baseline data
- General Comments
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
- Environmental impact assessments
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
REGIONAL GROUPS
African Group
- Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental impact assessments
- Environmental impact statement
- Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
OBSERVER ORGANISATIONS
Convention on Biological Diversity
Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems
- Environmental impact assessments
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental impact statement
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental baseline data/ Environmental impact assessments/ Environmental impact statement/ Environmental management and monitoring plans/ Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment/ Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans/ Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental impact assessments
- Environmental impact statement
- Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
International Marine Minerals Society
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental impact assessments
- Environmental impact statement
- Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
International Maritime Organization
International Union for Conservation of Nature
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental baseline data/ Environmental impact assessments/ Environmental management and monitoring plans
PEW Charitable Trusts
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental baseline data/ Environmental impact assessments/ Environmental impact statement/ Environmental management and monitoring plans/ Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment/ Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans/ Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
CONTRACTORS
Deep Ocean Resources Development Co Ltd
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
- Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Environmental impact statement
- Environmental impact assessments
- Environmental baseline data
Global Sea Mineral Resources
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
- Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans
- Environmental impact assessments
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental impact statement
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
Institut francais de recherce pour l'exploitation de la mer
- Application for a Plan of Work | Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental baseline data
Japan, Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation
- Environmental Management Systems | Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
- Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
- Environmental impact statement
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental impact assessments
Marawa Research and Exploration Limited
Nauru Ocean Resources Incorporation
- Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Environmental impact assessments
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental impact statement
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
Tonga Offshore Mining Limited
- Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
- Environmental impact assessments
- Environmental baseline data
United Kingdom Seabed Resources
- Environmental Performance Guarantee
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Environmental baseline data
- Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans
- Environmental impact assessments
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
Beijing Pioneer Hi-Tech Development Corp
China Minmetals Corporation
COMRA
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
- Environmental baseline data
Blue Minerals Jamaica
Interoceanmetal Joint Organization
OTHER
ABS Global Offshore
- Environmental impact statement
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
- Preparation and implementation of emergency response and contingency plans
Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative
iAtlantic research project
Lyell Centre, Heriot-Watt University
MarineSpace Ltd
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental impact assessments
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Environmental impact statement
MiningImpact project
OceanCare
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental impact assessments
- Environmental impact statement
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
Professor Danovaro
Royal IHC
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
- Safe management and operation of mining vessels and installations
Special representative of SG for Enterprise
University of Plymouth
- Environmental baseline data
- Environmental impact statement
- Environmental management and monitoring plans
- Tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment
- Environmental impact assessments