DEVELOPMENT OF SOLID MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE WORLD OCEAN: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

Abstract

The article provides ideas about the international legal conditions in which the process of development of mineral resources of the World Ocean floor takes place, about the purpose of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, adopted in 1982, and about the role, powers and functions of the International Seabed Authority (ISA). Brief information is provided on the activities of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation to ensure the country’s geopolitical interests in the field of study and development of ocean minerals, and the main program activities for the implementation of the “Maritime Doctrine of the Russian Federation” and the “Strategy for the development of maritime activities of the Russian Federation until 2030” are outlined to carry out tasks for the geological study and development of mineral resources of the World Ocean.