International Seabed Authority

Water

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 the reason for establishing the ISA. It has five important organs: Assembly, Council, ISA Secretariat as well as Legal and Technical Commission (LTC) and Finance Committee (FC). read more

The Umweltbundesamt

For our environment