- 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