Ingabe inomsindo ngokwanele okwamanje? Imibhikisho, Amazwi Omdabu, kanye Necala Lebhizinisi le-DSM ngoMashi 2024 Imihlangano ye-ISA

Ithimba le-Ocean Foundation le-Deep Seabed Mining (DSM) lijabule ngokubamba iqhaza futhi emihlanganweni ye-International Seabed Authority (ISA) e-Kingston, e-Jamaica. Izingxoxo ziyaqhubeka, futhi naphezu kokubambisana okuqhubekayo, imithethonqubo isasekude nokuqedwa, nemibono ehlukene mayelana nemiqondo eyisisekelo evimbela ukuvumelana ezindabeni ezibalulekile. Ubuyekezwe ontanga iphepha eyashicilelwa ngoJanuwari 2024 ithole ukuthi izindaba ezinkulu ezingama-30 ezimisweni ze-ISA zisasele nokuthi usuku oluhlosiwe lwangaphakathi lwe-ISA lokuqeda imithethonqubo ngo-2025 alunangqondo. Izingxoxo ziyaqhubeka ngaphansi kombono we-The Metals Company (TMC) ehambisa isicelo sokumba izimayini zezentengiselwano ngaphambi kokuthi kuqedwe nokuqedwa kwemithetho. 

Ngomhla zingama-22 kuNdasa, intambama yonke yayinengxoxo ngelungelo lokubhikisha, igqugquzelwa uchungechunge lwamaphepha kaNobhala-Jikelele alandelayo. Umbhikisho onokuthula weGreenpeace olwandle ngokumelene neThe Metals Company. UNobhala-Jikelele wayengekho - ngokungavamile - engekho kule ngxoxo, kodwa Amazwe Angamalungu e-ISA angama-30, amazwe avumile ukulandela izinhlinzeko zeNgqungquthela Yezizwe Ezihlangene Yomthetho Wasolwandle, ahlanganyele engxoxweni, ngeningi elikhulu ngokuqondile. ukuqinisekisa ilungelo lokubhikisha, njengoba kuqinisekisiwe ngesinqumo sikaNovemba 30, 2023 seNkantolo yaseDutch. Njengo Umbukeli ogunyaziwe Inhlangano, i-Ocean Foundation yangenelela ukuze ixwayise ngokuthi imibhikisho olwandle imane ingenye yezindlela eziningi zokuphikisa eziphazamisayo nezimba eqolo noma ubani ophishekelayo, oxhasayo, noma oxhasa ngezimali ukumba izimayini olwandle angalindela ngokunengqondo ukuya phambili.  

Ngomhla zingama-22 kuNdasa, intambama yonke yayinengxoxo ngelungelo lokubhikisha, igqugquzelwa uchungechunge lwamaphepha kaNobhala-Jikelele alandelayo. Umbhikisho onokuthula weGreenpeace olwandle ngokumelene neThe Metals Company. UNobhala-Jikelele wayengekho - ngokungavamile - engekho kule ngxoxo, kodwa Amazwe Angamalungu e-ISA angama-30, amazwe avumile ukulandela izinhlinzeko zeNgqungquthela Yezizwe Ezihlangene Yomthetho Wasolwandle, ahlanganyele engxoxweni, ngeningi elikhulu ngokuqondile. ukuqinisekisa ilungelo lokubhikisha, njengoba kuqinisekisiwe ngesinqumo sikaNovemba 30, 2023 seNkantolo yaseDutch. Njengo Umbukeli ogunyaziwe Inhlangano, i-Ocean Foundation yangenelela ukuze ixwayise ngokuthi imibhikisho olwandle imane ingenye yezindlela eziningi zokuphikisa eziphazamisayo nezimba eqolo noma ubani ophishekelayo, oxhasayo, noma oxhasa ngezimali ukumba izimayini olwandle angalindela ngokunengqondo ukuya phambili.  

Ngomhla zingama-25 kuNdasa, umholi wethu we-DSM, u-Bobbi-Jo Dobush, wabamba iqhaza kumcimbi wephaneli othi “Isibuyekezo Ngamathrendi Ebhethri Lemoto Kagesi, Ukugaywa kabusha, kanye Nomnotho We-DSM.” Kubuza uBobi-Jo icala lebhizinisi le-DSM, siphawula ukuthi izindleko eziphakeme, izinselele zobuchwepheshe, intuthuko yezezimali, kanye nokusungulwa kwezinto ezintsha kuye kwabukela phansi amandla enzuzo, kuphakamisa imibuzo engathi sína mayelana nekhono lezinkampani zezimayini lokulungisa umonakalo wemvelo noma ukunikeza noma iyiphi imbuyiselo Ezizweni Ezixhasayo. Lo mcimbi ubunabathameli abangama-90 abavela ezithunywa zezwe ezingaphezu kuka-25 kanye ne-ISA Secretariat. Abaningi ababambiqhaza babelane ngokuthi lolu hlobo lolwazi alukaze lubekwe esithangamini se-ISA. 

Kusukela ngeseshini yokugcina ye-ISA ngoNovemba, besilokhu siqhubeka nomsebenzi 'siphakathi' ukuze siqhubekisele phambili ukuvikelwa kokuxhumana kwamasiko olwandle, okuhlanganisa nomqondo wokuthi amagugu amasiko angaphansi kwamanzi, kokubili okubambekayo nokungaphatheki. Iseshini ephathelene namagugu angaphatheki yayihlelelwe umhlangano “ongakahleleki ongekho emthethweni” owawungeke uvumele noma ubani ongamele izwe ukuba akhulume, ngaleyo ndlela kungahlangani amazwi aboMdabu abahlanganyela engxoxweni yezithunywa zezinhlangano ezingekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni (NGO), njll. Kodwa-ke, imihlangano enjalo yaqedwa kuleseshini yamanje, njengoba amazwe kanye nezinhlangano zomphakathi zakhuluma ngokumelene nendlela yokusebenza enjalo. Phakathi neseshini ethatha ihora elifushane, amazwe amaningi ahlanganyele okokuqala, kudingidwa ngelungelo Lemvume Yamahhala, Yangaphambili, Nenolwazi (FPIC), imigoqo engokomlando yokubamba iqhaza kwabantu boMdabu, kanye nombuzo ongokoqobo wokuthi zingavikelwa kanjani amasiko angaphatheki. ifa.

Sibheke ngabomvu iseshini ye-ISA kaJulayi, ehlanganisa kokubili imihlangano yoMkhandlu noMkhandlu (okuningi mayelana nendlela i-ISA esebenza ngayo ingatholakala lapha). Okugqamile kuzobandakanya ukukhethwa kukaNobhala-Jikelele wehlandla elizayo. 

Amazwe amaningi ashilo ngeke ivumele uhlelo lokusebenza kweyami ngaphandle kokuqeda imithetho ye-DSM yokuxhashazwa. UMkhandlu we-ISA, umgwamanda obhekele lesi sinqumo, wenze izinqumo ezimbili ngokuvumelana, washo ukuthi azikho izinhlelo zokusebenza okufanele zigunyazwe ngaphandle kwemithethonqubo. 

Ocingweni lwabatshalizimali lwangomhla zingama-25 kuNdasa wezi-2024, i-CEO yayo yaqinisekisa abatshalizimali ukuthi ilindele ukuqala ukumba ama-nodule (ukugxila kwezimbiwa phansi okuhlosiwe) ngekota yokuqala ka-2026, eqinisekisa ukuthi ihlose ukuhambisa isicelo kulandela iseshini kaJulayi 2024. Uma kubhekwa ukuthi izingxoxo zakamuva e-ISA bezigxile kakhulu ekuvimbeleni ukumbiwa kwezimayini ngaphandle kwemithethonqubo, hhayi ukuthi kwenze njalo, noma iyiphi inkampani ezama “ukuphoqa” Amazwe Angamalungu e-ISA ukuthi acubungule isicelo sayo sokumba imayini ngaphandle kwemithethonqubo ingase idumale.