Kingston - Over the next two weeks, States will convene at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council meeting in Jamaica to continue negotiations on controversial deep-sea mining, under new leadership in the form of Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho.

This change in the ISA’s leadership presents an opportunity for States to reconsider what is required of the ISA in a time where multilateralism, environmental protection and global equity are more imp...  (More Info)