Office of Environmental Management and Mineral Resources of the International Seabed Authority

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The Office of Environmental Management and Mineral Resources of the International Seabed Authority is a specialized unit responsible for overseeing environmental protection and the regulation of mineral resource activities in areas beyond national jurisdiction on the deep seabed.

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instanceOf administrative unit ⓘ
office ⓘ
specialized unit ⓘ
collaboratesWith contractors operating in the Area ⓘ
international organizations concerned with marine environment protection ⓘ
member states of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
scientific and technical experts on deep seabed environment ⓘ
focusesOn integration of environmental considerations into mineral resource activities ⓘ
protection of the marine environment from harmful effects of activities in the Area ⓘ
sustainable use of deep seabed mineral resources ⓘ
governedBy rules, regulations and procedures of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
hasRole overseeing environmental protection in the Area ⓘ
regulating mineral resource activities in the Area ⓘ
jurisdiction the Area (seabed beyond national jurisdiction) ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
locatedIn Kingston, Jamaica ⓘ
mandateIncludes assessment of environmental impacts of activities in the Area ⓘ
collection and analysis of environmental data from the Area ⓘ
development of environmental regulations for deep seabed mining ⓘ
environmental management of activities in the Area ⓘ
monitoring of environmental effects of deep seabed mineral activities ⓘ
support to the Council of the International Seabed Authority on environmental matters ⓘ
support to the Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
objective ensure effective protection of the marine environment from harmful effects of activities in the Area ⓘ
promote environmentally responsible deep seabed mineral activities ⓘ
operatesIn areas beyond national jurisdiction ⓘ
deep seabed ⓘ
parentOrganization International Seabed Authority ⓘ
partOf International Seabed Authority ⓘ
reportsTo Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
responsibleFor coordinating environmental monitoring programmes in the Area ⓘ
developing environmental standards and guidelines for contractors ⓘ
implementing environmental management plans for the Area ⓘ
maintaining environmental baseline information for the Area ⓘ
reviewing environmental impact statements submitted by contractors ⓘ
sector deep seabed mining regulation ⓘ
international environmental governance ⓘ
supports capacity-building activities related to environmental management in the Area ⓘ
data sharing and transparency on environmental information ⓘ
development of regional environmental management plans for the Area ⓘ
usesTerm Area to refer to the seabed and ocean floor and subsoil beyond national jurisdiction ⓘ
worksUnderFrameworkOf 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ

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Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority → hasOffice → Office of Environmental Management and Mineral Resources of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ