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Challenges to the sustainability of deep-seabed mining

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  • Lisa A. Levin

    (University of California San Diego)

  • Diva J. Amon

    (Natural History Museum)

  • Hannah Lily

    (Independent Consultant)

Abstract

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, including to source metals for technology that assists with decarbonization, as well as governance issues surrounding the extraction of minerals. Questions of sustainability and ethics, including environmental, legal, social and rights-based challenges, are considered. Slowing the transition from exploration to exploitation and promoting a circular economy may have regulatory, technological and environmental benefits.

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  • Lisa A. Levin & Diva J. Amon & Hannah Lily, 2020. "Challenges to the sustainability of deep-seabed mining," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 3(10), pages 784-794, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natsus:v:3:y:2020:i:10:d:10.1038_s41893-020-0558-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41893-020-0558-x
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    1. Cao, Xintong & Sharmina, Maria & Cuéllar-Franca, Rosa M., 2024. "Sourcing cobalt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a responsible net-zero transition: Incentives, risks and stakeholders," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).
    2. Juliette Jacquemont & Charles Loiseau & Luke Tornabene & Joachim Claudet, 2024. "3D ocean assessments reveal that fisheries reach deep but marine protection remains shallow," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.
    3. Claire Slatter, 2023. "Prohibiting Deep Seabed Mining in the Pacific Ocean: An Ethical Imperative," Development, Palgrave Macmillan;Society for International Deveopment, vol. 66(1), pages 58-64, June.
    4. Vanessa I. Stenvers & Helena Hauss & Till Bayer & Charlotte Havermans & Ute Hentschel & Lara Schmittmann & Andrew K. Sweetman & Henk-Jan T. Hoving, 2023. "Experimental mining plumes and ocean warming trigger stress in a deep pelagic jellyfish," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-14, December.
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    9. Di, Jinghan & Wen, Zongguo & Jiang, Meihui & Miatto, Alessio, 2022. "Patterns and features of embodied environmental flow networks in the international trade of metal resources: A study of aluminum," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 77(C).

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