Deep-sea mining from 2018 to 2024: what can we expect?
At the close of the 24th Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority on 26th July 2018, the future of deep-sea mining appeared precarious....
In Summary: Part II of the 24th Session of the ISA.
Last month, ISA delegates met in Jamaica for the 2nd part of the 24th Session of the International Seabed Authority to discuss the ISA’s...
ISA Returns to Kingston
The 24th Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) began Monday morning, March 5th with the opening of the Council. The Council will continue...
The ISA’s Biggest Issue of 2018
As we move into the International Seabed Authority’s (ISA) 24th annual meeting (part 1), DSM Observer caught up with some of the seabed mining...
ISA to Meet in Kingston
In March, the ISA will hold the semi-annual meeting of its Legal and Technical Commission (a regularly-scheduled event) immediately after the completion of a...
European Parliament Calls for a Moratorium on Deep-Sea Mining
TODD WOODY on OCEANS DEEPLY | 1 February 2018
As the International Seabed Authority (ISA) drafts regulations to govern the mining of the ocean for...
ISA Releases Stakeholder Submissions to Draft Exploitation Regulations
INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY | 11 January 2018
JAMAICA, Kingston - - The Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority has released the submissions from member States...
Views from Africa: An with Interview with Uganda’s Joshua Tuhumwire
With over 30 years of service to the Ugandan Department of Geological Survey and Mines (DGSM), including the role of Commissioner from 2001-2010, geologist...
Welcome to DSM Observer’s 2018 New Year Edition
Happy 2018 and welcome to our new year’s edition of the DSM Observer. As our readers return from holiday breaks and family gatherings, we...
UN General Assembly adopts resolution to move forward with high seas treaty negotiations
MIKE GAWORECKI on MONGABAY | 26 December 2017
The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution on Sunday to convene negotiations for an...
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