Biodiversity

A strategy for the conservation of biodiversity on mid-ocean ridges from deep-sea mining

Mineral exploitation has spread from land to shallow coastal waters and is now planned for the offshore, deep seabed. Large seafloor areas are being approved for exploration for seafloor mineral deposits, creating an urgent need for regional environmental management plans. Networks of areas where mining and mining impacts are prohibited are key elements of these plans.

Publication Date: 
04/07/2018
Daniel C. Dunn, Cindy L. Van Dover, Ron J. Etter & et al
Science Advances
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Oceans and Seas, Marine Ecosystems, Deep Sea Mining, Biodiversity Conservation, Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD)
Mining

Deep seabed mining: a rising environmental challenge

The sea below 200 meters depth accounts for 95% of the volume of the ocean, making it the largest habitat for life on Earth. Though it is perpetually cold, generally dark, and subject to extreme pressures, the deep sea contains a wealth of unique and unusual species, habitats and ecosystems.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2018
Luc Cuyvers, Whitney Berry, Kristina Gjerde, Torsten Thiele, Caroline Wilhem
IUCN
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Deep Sea Mining, Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Minerals, Environment Management, India, Global
Mining

Sea mining project off Papua New Guinea hits choppy waters

Despite a funds crunch and legal challenges mounted by coastal communities in Papua New Guinea (PNG), the world’s first deep-sea mining industry will go ahead, assures a spokesperson for Nautilus M

Publication Date: 
19/02/2018
Eco Business
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Environment, Mining, Deep Sea Mining, Papua New Guinea
Economy

Pacific possible: long-term economic opportunities and challenges for Pacific Island Countries

Climate change will hit the Pacific harder than anywhere else on Earth and the region's tiny island nations need major international aid to deal with the challenge, the World Bank said.

Publication Date: 
07/09/2017
The World Bank
Tags:
Economy, Pacific Islands, Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Tourism, Fisheries, Deep Sea Mining, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Non Communicable Diseases, Unemployment
Mining

Precautionary management of deep sea mining potential in Pacific Island countries

A new World Bank report recommends that Pacific Island countries supporting or considering deep sea mining activities proceed with a high degree of caution to avoid irreversible damage to the ecosystem, and ensure that appropriate social and environmental safeguards are in place as part of strong governance arrangements for this emerging industr

Publication Date: 
28/04/2016
The World Bank
Tags:
Deep Sea Mining, Pacific Islands, Precautionary Principles, Marine Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, Minerals, Cost Benefit Analysis, Environment Management
Mining

Going deep - Cautious steps toward seabed mining

The deep ocean was once assumed to be lifeless and barren. Today we know that even the deepest waters teem with living creatures, some of them thought to be little changed from when life itself first appeared on the planet. The deep ocean is also essential to the earth’s biosphere—it regulates global temperatures, stores carbon, provides habitat for countless species, and cycles nutrients for marine food webs. Currently stressed by pollution, industrial fishing, and oil and gas development, these cold, dark waters now face another challenge: mining.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2015
Charles W. Schmidt
Environmental Health Perspectives
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Deep Sea Mining, Marine Ecosystems, Sedimentation, Oceans and Seas, Minerals, Marine Pollution
Mining

Mining Industry Concerned by New Zealand’s Rejection of Proposals on Seabed Mining

The seemingly new wave of eco sensitivity sweeping New Zealand’s policy making has disappointed the mining industry. The recent ones being companies who had big plans for sea bed minings.

Publication Date: 
25/02/2015
International Business Times
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Mining, Environment, New Zealand, Deep Sea Mining, Minerals, Marine Ecosystems
Water Resources

Ocean Life Faces Mass Extinction, Broad Study Says

A team of scientists, in a groundbreaking analysis of data from hundreds of sources, has concluded that humans are on the verge of causing unprecedented damage to the oceans and the animals living

Publication Date: 
16/01/2015
New York Times (New York)
Tags:
Water Resources, Marine Life, Marine Ecosystems, Corals, Climate Impacts, Fisheries, Deep Sea Mining, Wildlife, Turtles
Mining

CBI begins probe into sea-bed mining

NEW DELHI, 24 SEPT: Just a week after filing cases in the coal block allocation scam, the CBI has begun probing alleged irregularities in the country's first-ever attempt to explore untapped minera

Publication Date: 
25/09/2012
Statesman (New Delhi)
Tags:
Deep Sea Mining, Mining, Andhra Pradesh, Indian Bureau Of Mines, Arabian Sea, Bay Of Bengal, Ministry of Mines
Mining

India joins deep sea mining race

India has joined the race to explore and develop deep-sea mining for rare earth elements — further complicating the geopolitics surrounding untapped sources of valuable minerals beneath the oceans

Publication Date: 
30/08/2012
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
India, Mining, Minerals, Deep Sea Mining, Nickel, Orissa (Odisha), Copper, China, Goa, Marine Ecosystems

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