WCC 2020 Res 122 - Activity Report

General Information

Period covered
IUCN Constituent
SYLVIA EARLE ALLIANCE (DBA MISSION BLUE)
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status
Policy influencing/advocacy
Mission Blue has been working with allies in the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) to slow down efforts to expand deep sea mining, and increase the number of countries to ratify a moratorium on deep sea mining.
On-going
Policy influencing/advocacy
Mission Blue's policy lead, Max Bello, attended the International Seabed Authority (ISA) meeting in July 2024 as part of Chile's delegation, working closely with other Latin American countries on the voting for the new secretary general for the ISA. This contributed to replacing the previous secretary general, who seemed overly strongly aligned with the mining industry, with a new secretary general who has a background in marine science and a more independent view on deep sea mining.

Completed

Actors involved in these activities

IUCN Members
No other Members are/have been involved
IUCN Commissions
No IUCN Commissions involved
IUCN Secretariat
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member