SPREP Director General, Kosi Latu - Opening remarks at the sixteenth meeting of the States Parties to the Noumea Convention

Abstract

Some of the key issues that impacts on our environmental livelihoods, Deep seabed mining - Pacific Environment leaders are being urged to take action on mining our seabeds within the parameters of national jurisdiction and what is in the common heritage of mankind. Negotiations are ongoing on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) and areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) which the Secretariat provides to our Parties and SPREP Members the technical advice and assistance to these negotiations.