… Management Plans Regional Environmental Management Plans (REMPs) are to be drawn up for all regions of “The Area" in which mining activities ranging from exploration to … mining uses with environmental concerns, to fill knowledge gaps, to identify and deal with cumulative effects, and to address competing uses with other licit uses (e.g., fishing, cable …

… The Mining Code of the ISA The Mining Code comprises the rules and regulations for all mining activities on the deep seabed, from prospecting and … (UNCLOS Articles 139, 145 and 153). Sentence 1 of UNCLOS Article 145 calls for effective protection of the marine environment from harmful effects that may result …

… Benefit Sharing The principle of "Common Heritage of Mankind" calls for equitably sharing the financial and economic benefits. last update on 25.05.2022 The principle of "Common Heritage … In this respect, mining activities should therefore achieve a net benefit once all effects on the environment as well as on other potential uses have been considered. …

… ISA: Organs, decision-making processes and operating principles The principle of "Common Heritage of Mankind" called for international management of mining activities on the deep-sea floor. This was … 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 …

… with the 1994 Implementing Agreement provides the international legal guidelines for deep-sea mining. UNCLOS defines the "Area" to be the Common Heritage of Mankind. … The international legal requirements for mining projects are derived from UNCLOS and the 1994 Implementing Agreement. UNCLOS is a largely comprehensive set of rules … ecosystems. According to UNCLOS Article 208 (3), national measures shall be no less effective than the internationally agreed level of protection. In Part XI, UNCLOS …