Challenges to the sustainability of deep-seabed mining
This Review focuses on whether the emerging industry of deep-seabed mining aligns with
the sustainable development agenda. We cover motivations for deep-seabed mining …
the sustainable development agenda. We cover motivations for deep-seabed mining …
The future of ocean governance
Ocean governance is complex and influenced by multiple drivers and actors with different
worldviews and goals. While governance encompasses many elements, in this paper we …
worldviews and goals. While governance encompasses many elements, in this paper we …
[HTML][HTML] Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective environmental management of deep-seabed mining
A comprehensive understanding of the deep-sea environment and mining's likely impacts is
necessary to assess whether and under what conditions deep-seabed mining operations …
necessary to assess whether and under what conditions deep-seabed mining operations …
Climate change considerations are fundamental to management of deep‐sea resource extraction
Climate change manifestation in the ocean, through warming, oxygen loss, increasing
acidification, and changing particulate organic carbon flux (one metric of altered food …
acidification, and changing particulate organic carbon flux (one metric of altered food …
The deep sea: the new frontier for ecological restoration
Deep-sea ecosystems are the most extensive on Earth and provide key goods and services
for human well-being, such as genetic resources and climate regulation. Maintaining the …
for human well-being, such as genetic resources and climate regulation. Maintaining the …
What Role for Ocean-Based Renewable Energy and Deep-Seabed Minerals in a Sustainable Future?
Scenarios for sustainable transformation of the global economy to near zero greenhouse
gas emissions in 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement and the UN 2030 Agenda for …
gas emissions in 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement and the UN 2030 Agenda for …
Conflicting narratives of deep sea mining
A Hallgren, A Hansson - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
As land-based mining industries face increasing complexities, eg, diminishing return on
investments, environmental degradation, and geopolitical tensions, governments are …
investments, environmental degradation, and geopolitical tensions, governments are …
Deep‐sea nodules versus land ores: A comparative systems analysis of mining and processing wastes for battery‐metal supply chains
D Paulikas, S Katona, E Ilves… - Journal of Industrial …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract To meet UN Sustainable Development goals, a clean‐energy transition with
minimal ecological impact from its raw‐material supply chain is essential. Polymetallic …
minimal ecological impact from its raw‐material supply chain is essential. Polymetallic …
[HTML][HTML] Research is needed to inform environmental management of hydrothermally inactive and extinct polymetallic sulfide (PMS) deposits
Polymetallic sulfide (PMS) deposits produced at hydrothermal vents in the deep sea are of
potential interest to miners. Hydrothermally active sulfide ecosystems are valued for the …
potential interest to miners. Hydrothermally active sulfide ecosystems are valued for the …
[HTML][HTML] Adult life strategy affects distribution patterns in abyssal isopods–implications for conservation in Pacific nodule areas
With increasing pressure to extract minerals from the deep-sea bed, understanding the
ecological and evolutionary processes that limit the spatial distribution of species is critical to …
ecological and evolutionary processes that limit the spatial distribution of species is critical to …