Adaptive Management as a Tool for Effective Environmental Management of Deep-Sea Mining

2022 ◽  
pp. 339-371
Author(s):  
Malcolm R. Clark ◽  
Richard Johnson ◽  
Jayden Hyman
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Adaptive Management ◽  
Deep Sea

scholarly journals A procedural framework for robust environmental management of deep-sea mining projects using a conceptual model

Marine Policy ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
pp. 193-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Durden ◽  
Kevin Murphy ◽  
Aline Jaeckel ◽  
Cindy L. Van Dover ◽  
Sabine Christiansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Mining Projects

Use of an Adaptive Management System to Minimize Impacts of Deep-Sea Nodule Collection

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 110-116
Author(s):  
Toby Buckley ◽  
Andy Jones ◽  
Michael Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Management ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Management System ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Ecological Impacts ◽  
Mine Planning ◽  
Metal Extraction ◽  
Scientific Uncertainty ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Polymetallic Nodule

Abstract In the nascent deep-sea mining industry, there is currently a high degree of uncertainty about what impacts prolonged metal extraction will have on the receiving environment. There is also concern regarding the transparency and monitoring of operations since the target environment is extremely remote and inaccessible. Polymetallic nodule collection is being pursued, which is distinct from other forms of deep-sea mining in that the resource is distributed in a thin layer atop the seabed, unlike cobalt-rich crusts or massive sulfides, which are concentrated in specific areas. The second distribution of nodules provides opportunities for dynamic mine planning not available for other mineral sources as many constraints normally affecting mining operations like waste stripping or underground development are absent. Also, the highly mobile ship-based collection system that utilizes robotic collectors is easily relocated to other areas in response to emerging data on environmental constraints such as proximity to fragile habitats, sensitive species, or high cumulative impacts. An adaptive management system has been identified as a vital strategy to address scientific uncertainty of ecological impacts of deep-sea mining. The design features dynamic mine planning, scenario modeling, and impact forecasting. Also, operating data will be transparently viewable in a publicly available dashboard. This paper describes an implementation of a threshold-based framework for an effective adaptive management system designed to leverage the unique characteristics inherent to the resource.

scholarly journals Existing environmental management approaches relevant to deep-sea mining

Marine Policy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 172-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel O.B. Jones ◽  
Jennifer M. Durden ◽  
Kevin Murphy ◽  
Kristina M. Gjerde ◽  
Aleksandra Gebicka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Management Approaches

scholarly journals Report on the Managing Impacts of Deep-seA reSource exploitation (MIDAS) workshop on environmental management of deep-sea mining

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. e10292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Durden ◽  
David Billett ◽  
Alastair Brown ◽  
Andrew Dale ◽  
Laura Goulding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Resource Exploitation

scholarly journals Adaptive Environmental Management: A Practitioner’s Guide

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Mike Calver
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Adaptive Management ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Natural Systems ◽  
Real World Application ◽  
Learn By Doing ◽  
Adaptive Environmental Management ◽  
Future Practice

AS Stankey and Allan explain in their concise but informative introduction, “Adaptive management is characterized by both a compelling and intuitive simplicity (we learn by doing) as well as a growing sophisticated and elegant theoretical discourse.” It offers the promise of using policy implementation to improve understanding of natural systems and thereby to direct future changes to policy and practice. The challenge for managers is to identify the operational practicalities that lie between the attractive concept and the theory. The aim of this book is to examine that challenge through case studies of the real-world application of adaptive management in a range of settings, including examples relevant to managers, policy makers and environmental scientists. The approach is not prescriptive, but rather to reflect on experience as a guide to future practice.

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