The peaceful, safe and sustainable development of the Moon requires law and policy as much as it needs technology and engineering.
The Mission of LPP Foundation is to connect with all actors for the cooperative setting and implementation of priorities, policies, and standards
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Reports & Snapshots
Through our Reports & Snapshots we identify common ground among all stakeholders around priorities and trends to focus and shape the development of policies & standards.
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Policies & Standards
Through our Lunar Policy Decalogue, we facilitate the cooperative setting and implementation of policies and standards for peaceful, safe, and sustainable lunar activities.
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Commentaries & Op Eds
Through our Commentaries and Op-eds we educate the global space community on key legal and policy issues, contributing to building capacity in lunar policy.
Reports & Snapshots
2023 Lunar Policy Priorities Report
Based upon a consultative process involving 40 stakeholders from the global space community, the Lunar Policy Priorities Report identifies ten priority areas to be addressed for the safe and sustainable development of the Moon.
2024 Lunar Policy Snapshot
Based upon an expert assessment of the lunar policy environment and wide consultations with the LPP network, the 2024 Lunar Policy Snapshot identifies key lunar-related developments occurred in the year 2024,
presenting stakeholder views and major policy implications.
On December 2nd, 2024, LPP unveiled the Snapshot at a dedicated event
on Lunar Policy Trends & Futures hosted on the margins of the 2024 UN World Space Forum in Bonn, with the participation of over 50 stakeholders representing the global space community.
On November 11th, 2023, the LPP officially unveiled the Lunar Policy Priorities Report at the Palais Brongniart in Paris through
a dedicated panel discussion on lunar policy at the occasion of the 6th Paris Peace Forum (PPF).
Policies & Standards
Building upon the common ground identified in the Lunar Policy Priorities Report, LPP Foundation is working with stakeholders from the global space community on a Lunar Policy Decalogue.
The Lunar Policy Decalogue is a set of ten deliverables enabling and accompanying the peaceful, safe,
and sustainable development of the Moon.
Each year, depending on ongoing developments, availability of funding, and community interests,
LPP will work to develop one or more deliverables.
The Lunar Policy Decalogue
2025 Policy Deliverables
Lunar Information Sharing
We are conducting global consultations to gather stakeholder views for the development of a voluntary reference document streamlining key elements of lunar information sharing.
Lunar Science & Ethics
We are conducting global consultations to develop
a policy document structured in three parts:
1) Key scientific, cultural, and ethical interests in the Moon.
2) Conditions and requirements necessary to pay due regard.
3) Guiding principles and voluntary practices.
Commentaries & Op-Eds
Moon rise or Moon Fall?
Assessing Lunar policy trends and futures in a changing landscape
Lunar activity is accelerating- 2024 saw a record six missions to the Moon- but how is policy keeping pace? Our Policy Specialist, Samuel Jardine, and Director, Antonino Salmeri, unpack the key trends shaping the Moon’s future in this latest Op-Ed.
Read the full article here
About LPP Foundation
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Status
LPP Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation registered in The Netherlands as a “Stichting”, which is the Dutch word for “Foundation”.
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Address
LPP Foundation is located in Amsterdam
at Weesperstraat 107, 1018VN,
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Governance
LPP Foundation is managed by a Board of Directors, composed of Dr. Antonino Salmeri as Chairman and
Mr. Samuel Jardine as Secretary.