Common Heritage of Mankind: Definition and Implementation

Workshop Overview

A broad group of International Seabed Authority (ISA) stakeholders met in Ocho Rios, Jamaica on Saturday, July 21, 2018 to discuss the Common Heritage of Mankind (CHM) as used in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and its implementation through the ISA. The workshop started with an overview of CHM by Mr. Dire Tladi, University of Pretoria. Then, member State representatives and stakeholders representing other interests shared their perspectives on CHM. The workshop moved to discussions among participants, in small groups and plenary, regarding what needs to be done to address CHM before exploitation begins and once it is underway, and the challenges the ISA might face in implementing CHM.

Workshop Final Report: CHM 2018 Workshop - Summary - Final v2

The workshop was sponsored by The Pew Charitable Trusts and RESOLVE. In addition to representatives from those organizations, the Steering Committee included: Liu Feng, China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association; Aline Jaeckel, Research Fellow, Macquarie University; Thembile Joyini, Department of International Relations and Cooperation, South Africa; T. Suka Mangisi, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Tonga to the United Nations; and Jennifer Warren, UK Seabed Resources.

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