Workshop on the development of a Regional Environmental Management Plan for the Area of the Indian Ocean
About ISA
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is an autonomous intergovernmental organization mandated by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to manage the mineral resources of the seabed beyond national jurisdiction for the shared benefit of humankind. ISA is committed to the principle that all economic activities in the deep seabed, including deep-seabed mining, must be regulated and responsibly managed using the best available scientific evidence for the benefit of all nations of the world. ISA works to ensure that the voices of all States, including developing States and other stakeholders, are effectively heard in discussions around the sustainable development of the deep seabed.
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is calling for the nomination of experts and the submission of scientific information for the upcoming workshop on the development of a Regional Environmental Management Plan (REMP) for the Area of the Indian Ocean, with a focus on the Mid-Ocean Ridges and Central Indian Ocean Basin. The workshop will be held in Qingdao, China, from 27 April to 1 May 2025.
The workshop aims to
- review regional environmental characteristics and regional patterns of biodiversity and/or habitat distribution
- develop a scientific proposal for defining the geographical scope of the REMP
- create approaches and supporting evidence for the identification and description of area-based management tools, including the scientific criteria, methodologies and data for evaluating potential areas that require protection or enhanced management
- describe draft areas identified for management consideration and the criteria used in their specification and
- propose priorities for future monitoring and research at the regional scale.
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