scholarly journals Adaptive management of deep‐seabed mining projects: a systems approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayden Hyman ◽  
Rodney A. Stewart ◽  
Oz Sahin
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Management ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Mining Projects ◽  
Deep Seabed Mining ◽  
Seabed Mining

Navigating Environmental Approval Pathways for Deep Seabed Mining Projects in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (the Area)

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
David Gwyther
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Environmental Impact Statement ◽  
Social Impact Assessment ◽  
National Jurisdiction ◽  
Standards And Guidelines ◽  
Mining Projects ◽  
Deep Seabed Mining ◽  
Seabed Mining

Abstract Deep-seabed mining (DSM) is a developing industry with high potential to help meet the metal demand for the transition to a renewable energy world. No DSM projects have yet received environmental approval, although several are in progress, following the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) process that has been developed and widely applied for projects in national jurisdictions. Currently, the International Seabed Authority's (ISA) regulations, standards, and guidelines for mineral exploitation of seabed minerals in the Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (the Area) are in draft form. Proponents are guided in their ESIA studies by the ISA's Recommendations for the Guidance of Contractors for the Assessment of the Possible Environmental Impacts Arising From Exploration for Marine Minerals in the Area and are proceeding in expectation that the currently draft regulations will be finalized by the time an environmental impact statement can be submitted. This paper discusses the pathways leading to environmental assessment and approvals, comparing the processes in national jurisdictions with those for projects in the Area.

scholarly journals Environment Protection Policy and Monitoring Systems for Polymetallic Nodules Exploitation

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 523-529
Author(s):  
Tomasz Abramowski
Keyword(s):  
Environment Protection ◽  
Polymetallic Nodules ◽  
Clipperton Fracture Zone ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Mining Projects ◽  
Environmental Protection Policies ◽  
Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone ◽  
Deep Seabed Mining ◽  
Seabed Mining ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The paper presents the analysis of ongoing implementation of environmental protection policies into deep seabed mining projects of Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, (CCZ). Short introduction to the current environmental regime in the Area under UNCLOS jurisdiction is presented and potential impact of deep seabed mining is discussed. Selected results of efforts to minimize the impact on the marine environment and environmental baseline studies are described.

Sediment redistribution during simulated benthic disturbance and its implications on deep seabed mining

2001 ◽  
Vol 48 (16) ◽  
pp. 3363-3380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahul Sharma ◽  
B Nagender Nath ◽  
G Parthiban ◽  
S Jai Sankar
Keyword(s):  
Sediment Redistribution ◽  
Deep Seabed Mining ◽  
Seabed Mining

The Role of the Common Heritage Concept in Deep Seabed Mining

2021 ◽  
pp. 68-100
Author(s):  
Joanna Dingwall
Keyword(s):  
Outer Space ◽  
International Economic Order ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Benefit Sharing ◽  
Common Heritage ◽  
Marine Environmental Protection ◽  
The Common ◽  
Deep Seabed Mining ◽  
Seabed Mining

Chapter 3 evaluates the vital role of the common heritage in the deep seabed mining context. It does so by considering the historical application of the common heritage concept to deep seabed mining, together with the broader role of the concept within international law, including in relation to outer space and other global commons. Chapter 3 addresses the UNCLOS III negotiations, and the emergence of the common heritage approach to deep seabed mining as part of the movement for a New International Economic Order (NIEO), as well as the modifications achieved by the Agreement on the Implementation of Part XI of UNCLOS. This chapter distils the common heritage into its modern-day components in the deep seabed mining context, namely: common management, prohibition of unilateral mining activities, benefit sharing, marine environmental protection and the achievement of a balance between communitarian and capitalist concerns. It also sets out the study’s framework of analysis.

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