Comments on Working Draft of International Seabed Authority’s “Developing a Regulatory Framework for Mineral Exploitation in the Area”

Earthworks welcomes the opportunity to comment on this document. Earthworks is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington DC, USA. Our mission is to protect communities and the environment from the adverse impacts of extractives development, including mineral development. Earthworks works closely with community organizations, NGOs, scientists concerned about deepsea mining’s potential impacts.