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- Category: Meeting
- Workshop Opening Speech - Honorable Mark Brown (Minister of Natural Resources and Minerals, Cook Islands)
- Responding Remarks
- Mr Kifle Kahsai (Chief Geoscientist, SOPAC Division, SPC), and
- Mr Scott Roger (Coordinator – PFTAC, Fiji)
- Workshop Programme
- Participants List
- Workshop Proceedings (Not Available yet!)
- Presentations and Presenters:
- Day 1: Session 1
- An overview of the DSM Project: DSM developments and issues in the region - Mr Akuila Tawake (Team Leader – DSM Project, SPC)
- Overview of civil society perspectives - MsTeina Mackenzie (Te Ipukarea Society, Cook Islands)
- Overview of DSM Environmental Issues - Ms Alison Swaddling (Environment Advisor - DSM Project, SPC)
- Session 2: Legal Issues - Ms Hannah Lily (SOPAC, SPC)
- Seabed Minerals beyond national jurisdiction, the common heritage of mankind, ISA - Mr Chris Brown (ISA Consultant)
- Session 3: Commercial realities in delivering DSM projects - Mr John Feenan (IHC Mining)
- Session 4: Industry Perspectives
- Nautilus Minerals Inc - Mr Johnathen Lowe (Nautilus Minerals Inc)
- Neptune Minerals - Ms Sophie Egden (Neptune Minerals Inc)
- Day 2: Session 5
- Session 6: A case study: Mauritius Ocean Economy roadmap - Mr Ashvin Degnarain (Government of Mauritius)
- Session 7: Integrating socio-economic and environmental impacts into decision making about DSM - Ms Sybille Van den Hove (EU MIDAS Project)
- Session 8: Economic value of Cook Islands DSM deposits - Mr Darryl Thorburn (CI Seabed Minerals Authority)
- Session 9: Introduction to potential economic benefits, challenges and risks for Pacific-ACP States from DSM - Mr Peter Mullins (IMF)
- Session 10: Part I: Designing a fiscal regime for DSM - Mr Peter Mullins (IMF)
- Session 11: Part II: Designing a fiscal regime for DSM - Mr Lee Burns (IMF)
- Session 12: Interactive Session with Working Groups: Taxation and Royalties
- Day 3: Session 14: Tax Administration and Other Fiscal Issues - Mr Peter Mullins and Mr Lee Burns (IMF)
- Session 15: Case studies / Examples of Taxation and Royalty Regimes for DSM
- Case study from Tonga - Ms Lepaola Vaea (Tonga)
- Case study from PNG - Mr Asavi Kendua and Mr Harry Kore (PNG)
- Case study from Cook Islands - Mr Richard Neves (Financial Secretary, CI)
- Session 16: Panel and Plenary Discussions *Summary will be in the Proceedings report
- Session 17: How to maximise revenue by a regional approach - Mr Scott Roger (PFTAC)
- Fisheries Case Study - Mr Ben Ponia (Secretary of Marine Resources, CI)
- Regional DSM cooperation options: i) a treaty, ii) regulatory services provider - Ms Hannah Lily (SOPAC, SPC)
- Session 18: Interactive Working Group Session
- Day 4: Session 20: Public Financial Management for DSM - Mr Vidar Ovesen and Mr Ron Hackett (IMF)
- Session 21: Methods of enforcing performance standards, and EU perspective - Ms Eszter Kantor (Ecorys)
- Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) - Mr Vidar Ovesen (IMF)
- Solomon Islands: EITI - Mr George Tapo (Solomon Islands Government)
- PNG: EITI - Mr Harry Kore (PNG Government)
- A 'DSM Transparency Initiative' - Mr Jeff Ardron (Deep Ocean Steward Initiative, DOSI)
- Session 22: Sovereign Wealth Funds - Mr Vidar Ovesen (IMF)
- Session 23: Sovereign Wealth Funds - the Cook Islands - Mr Richard Neves (CI)
- Workshop Opening Speech - Honourable Minister Ralph Regenvanu (Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Vanuatu)
- Responding Remarks - Dr Arthur Webb (Deputy Director - Ocean and Islands Programme, SOPAC Division, SPC)
- Workshop Programme
- Participants List
- Workshop Proceedings (Not Available yet!)
- Presentations and Presenters:
- Day 1: Session 1
- Deep Sea Minerals - New Developments in the Pacific: Status, Challenges and Opportunities - Mr Akuila Tawake (DSM Project - Team Leader)
- Legal Aspect of DSM:What are the legal requirements around DSM? What is ‘policy’ and why do we need it? What should national DSM policy include? - Ms Hannah Lily (Legal Adviser – DSM Project, SPC)
- Session 2: Overview of economic, environmental, social and cultural impacts of terrestrial mining with particular focus on socio-economic impacts with examples from Pacific communities, social mapping and monitoring - Prof. Colin Filer (Australian National University)
- Session 3: Examples of Social Impacts of Mining and Other Industries in the Pacific
- Papua New Guinea (On-land Mining) - Mr Winterford Eko
- Kiribati (Aggregates Extraction) - Ms Tebete England
- Fiji (On-land Mining) - Mr Malakai Finau
- Vanuatu (Aggregates Extraction) - Ms Christy Haruel
- Day 2: Session 4: Social Impact Assessment of Mining - Professor Colin Filer
- Session 5: Civil Society Perspective on Social Impacts (Role Play) - CSO Reps Cook Islands, Nauru, RMI, Tonga and Vanuatu
- Session 6: How We Monitor Social Impacts - Professor Colin Filer
- Session 7 [Socio Economic Impacts of Resource Extraction]
- Fisheries - Ian Bertram (FAME, SPC)
- Marine Mining – Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability - Emily Goris (IHC Mining)
- Ok Tedi Copper Mine (PNG) - Yasap Popoitai (Ok Tedi Community rep)
- Session 8 [Panel Discussion on Social Impacts of Other Industries compared to Deep Sea Mining] - Members of the Panel: Margret Aulda (PNG), Chris Ioan (Vanuatu), Taaniela Kula (Tonga), Faatasi Malologa (Tuvalu), Darryl Thorburn (Cook Islands), and Malakai Finau (Fiji)
- Day 3: Session 9
- Risk, Responsibility and Social Action Plans - Professor Colin Filer
- Impacts of Terrestrial and Deep Sea Mining Activities: A Comparison - Akuila Tawake (DSM Project, SPC)
- Session 10: Indigenous People and Project Cycle - Professor Colin Filer
- Session 11: Seafloor Massive Sulphide (SMS) exploration and the importance of maintaining baby steps from exploration to resource development - Dr Tim McConachy, Mr Harvey Cook and Ms Sophie Egden (Neptune Minerals)
- Session 12: Define stakeholder participation, when and how to engage stakeholders, why stakeholder participation is important? Who should be consulted / engaged? - Mr Tim Offor (Director, Pax Populus)
- Day 4: Session 13: How to Conduct Stakeholder Participation - Mr Tim Offor
- Session 14: Stakeholder Participation and Community Engagement – a Nautilus Minerals Experience in the Solwara 1 Project - Mr Ray Lari (Nautilus Minerals)
- Making Free Prior & Informed Consent a Reality in Deep Sea Mineral Activities - Ms Natalie Lowrey (Deep Sea Mining Campaign)
- Session 15: Legal Aspect of Stakeholder Engagement and Redress - Mr Tim Offor
- Session 16: Role of the Media - Mr Steve Menzies (Communication Specialist)
- Day 5: Session 17: A Stakeholder Engagement Role Play (State / CSO / Private Sector) - Mr Tim Offor
- Workshop Opening Speech - Mr Samuela Namosimalua (Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Environment, Fiji)
- Responding Remarks
- Mr David Sheppard (Director General, SPREP), and
- Professor Mike Petterson (Director – SOPAC Division, SPC)
- Workshop Programme
- Participants List
- Workshop Proceedings
- Presentations and Presenters:
- Day 1: Session 1
- Deep Sea Minerals - A New Development Opportunity for the Pacific? - Mr Akuila Tawake (Team Leader – DSM Project, SPC)
- Characteristics of the Deep Sea Environment I - Prof Cindy Van Dover (Duke University)
- Characteristics of the Deep Sea Environment II - Dr Malcolm Clark (NIWA)
- Session 2: Environment Biology associated with Manganese Nodules and Crusts - Dr Malcolm Clark (NIWA)
- Session 3: Environment Biology associated with Seafloor Massive Sulphides - Prof Cindy Van Dover
- Day 2: Session 4
- DSM: International law, and National laws in the Pacific - Ms Hannah Lily (Legal Adviser - DSM Project)
- Oceanic and Deep Sea Fishery Resources of the Pacific: The Potential Impacts of Deep Sea Mining -
Dr Malcolm Clark (NIWA) - Session 5: Legal Environmental Framework in the Pacific - Mr Clark Peteru (SPREP)
- Session 6: Global Initiatives: Protection and Conservation of Deep Seabed Resources - Prof Cindy Van Dover
- Cook Islands: National Environment Management Regime for DSM Activities - Mr Vavia Tangatataia (National Environment Services, CI)
- Fiji: National Environmental Management Regime for DSM Activities - Ms Eleni Tokaduadua (Department of Environment, Fiji)
- PNG: National Environmental Management Regime for DSM Activities - Ms Gretel Orake (Mineral Resources Authority, PNG)
- Tonga: National Environmental Management Regime for DSM Activities - Ms Mafile'o Masi (Ministry of Lands, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources)
- Session 7: Panel Discussions on Deep sea minerals environment, biology, potential impacts of seabed mining etc
- Day 3: Session 8
- Pacific ACP States Regional Marine Scientific Research Guidelines - Dr Malcolm Clark (NIWA)
- Baseline Environmental Data Collection: Solwara 1 Case Study - Prof Cindy Van Dover
- The Importance of establishing a Baseline Environmental Database - Mr Tom Dettweiler (Director of Mineral Exploration, Odyssey Marine Exploration)
- The Importance of establishing Environmental Baseline - Mr Michael Wright (ERIAS Group)
- Session 9: Private Sector Perspectives and Civil Society Perspectives
- Environmental Perspectives of Deep Sea Mining with National Jurisdiction - Mr William Saleu (Nautilus Minerals, PNG)
- Exploration Company Perspective - Dr Tim McConaughy (Neptune Minerals)
- Environment Perspectives of Deep Sea Mining Activities - Mr Charles Roche (Marine Policy Institute)
- DSM Environmental Concerns - Ms Laisa Vereti (PIANGO)
- Civil Society Collaboration with Government on DSM in Vanuatu - Mr Charlie Harrisson (VANGO)
- PNG Perspective - Mr Thomas Imal (Centre for Environmental Law and Community Rights)
- Session 10: Impact Assessment for DSM Development and Mining - Mr Sefanaia Nawadra (SPREP)
- Lessons learned, strengths and challenges of EIA process the EIA process for the Solwara 1 Project - Dr John Luick (South Australian Research and Development Institute)
- Please refer to Dr Luick's blog for a version of the Presentation
- Session 11: Panel Discussion on DSM EIA needs, knowledge gaps, capacity requirements etc.
- Day 4: Session 12
- IAS EIA template (Outcome of the ISA-SPC 2011 International Workshop) - Dr Malcolm Clark (NIWA)
- Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA) and Regional Cooperation - Mr Tepa Suaesi (SPREP)
- Marine Spatial Planning - Dr Tim Carruthers (SPREP)
- Session 13: Working Group Discussions
- Day 5: Session 14: Working Group Presentations
- Working Group 1 | Working Group 2 | Working Group 3 | Working Group 4 | Working Group 5 | Working Group 6 |
- Session 15: Key Outcomes of the Workshop
- Opening Remarks - Prof Michael Petterson (Director - SOPAC Division)
- Workshop Programme
- Participants List
- Workshop Proceedings
- Presentations and Presenters:
- Day 1: Pacific DSM: Status, Opportunities and Challenges - Mr Akuila Tawake (DSM Project - Team Leader)
- Session 2: DSM - State Rights and Responsibilities - Ms Hannah Lily (DSM Project - Legal Advisor)
- The regulatory regime for deep seabed mining in the Area - Ms Gwenaelle Le Gurun (International Seabed Authority - Legal Officer)
- Session 3: The Pacific Regional Legislative and Regulatory framework for DSM exploration and exploitation (RLRF) - Ms Hannah Lily
- Day 2: Session 4: Understanding Mineral Resource Classification - Dr John Feenan (IHC Mining - Director)
- Session 5: Deep Sea Minerals: National Regulatory Regimes - Ms Hannah Lily
- Fiji Case Study: The legal drafting process in Fiji - Ms Tima Vakadewabuka (Solicitor Generals Office, Fiji)
- Tonga Case Study: Content of National DSM Law - Mr Neil Adsett (Attorney General, Tonga)
- Cook Islands Case Study: Implementation of Seabed Minerals Act - Ms Alexandrya Herman (Seabed Minerals Authority, Cook Islands - Legal Officer)
- Non-state Actor Participation - Ms Ngateina MacKenzie (TIS - Civil Society Organisation)
- Session 6: Securing State benefits from DSM Activities - Ms Hannah Lily
- Developing a Natural Resource Tax - Ms Lepaola Vaea (Revenue and Customs, Tonga)
- Session 7: Overview of contracting in the extractive industries - Ms Mary Louise Vitelli (Legal Advisor - Consultant, USA)
- Session 8: Terms of a Minerals Contract - Ms Mary Louise Vitelli
- Day 3: Session 9: KIOST: Introduction of DSM deposit exploration - Mr Jang Wan Bang (Director - KIOST, Fiji)
- Nautilus Minerals: Overview of DSM Operations - Mr Jonathan Lowe (VP Exploration, Nautilus Tonga)
- Neptune Minerals: Overview of DSM Operations - Dr Tim McConachy (Neptune Minerals)
- Session 10: Introduction to Financial Modelling for DSM - Dr John Feenan
- Session 11: Negotiation Process and Strategies - Ms Mary Louise Vitelli
- Session 12: Domestic, bilateral and multilateral experiences - Mr Maurice Brownjohn (Commercial Advisor - Parties to the Nauru Agreement)
- Country Negotiation Experience: Nauru Experience - Mr Mike Aroi (Acting Secretary - Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Nauru)
- Country Negotiation Experience: Tonga Experience - Taaniela Kula (Deputy Secretary - Ministry of Lands, Environment and Natural Resources, Tonga)
- Mineral Negotiations: Afghanistan and New Zealand - Mr Darryl Thorburn (Advisor - Seabed Minerals Authority, Cook Islands)
- Government Policy on Equity Participation for Mining Projects - Mr Winterford Eko (Assistant Director - Mineral Policy and Legislation Division)
- Session 13: Company perspective on DSM Negotiations - Mr Harvey Cook (Neptune Minerals/Bluewater)
- Session 14: Economic growth of a small island developing state – Ashvin Degnarain (Advisor to the Government of Mauritius)
- Day 4: Session 15: Intoduction to Role Play - Ms Mary Louise Vitelli
- Precautionary Principle - Ms Aisiena Taumoepeau (Consultant and former DSM Project Legal Intern)
- Session 16: Negotiations Role Play - All participants
- Day 5: Session 18: Conclusions and feedback for the Role Play - Ms Mary Louise Vitelli
- Due Diligence - Ms Mary Louise Vitelli