… ISA, on its bodies, on the sponsoring states (i.e. those that support a specific project) as well as on the project developers - on the latter at least by virtue of … for Marine Minerals in the Area  " are of particular importance. For exploration projects, they set the standards for the assessment of environmental effects. … of those documents.  However, a comparable set of regulations for exploitation projects is still missing. In summer 2017, the ISA Secretariat presented the " First …

… states that are unable to benefit from deep-sea mining on the basis of their own projects. The exact details are currently being discussed and negotiated by an "open … states that are unable to benefit from deep-sea mining on the basis of their own projects. The exact details are currently being discussed and negotiated by an "open …

… 162). It temporarily adopts "rules, regulations and procedures" and approves mining projects. The Council has met twice a year since 2018 for effectively negotiating rules for mining projects. The Federal Republic of Germany is a member of the Council. According to …

… General of the IMB, at several events). But so far, exploration and mining projects are not planned to be spatially limited, nor are there any stipulations on the number of projects. In addition, mining in the area  usually affects the ecologically …