Strategic Environmental Goals and Objectives: Setting the basis for environmental regulation of deep seabed mining

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dc.contributor.authorTunnicliffe, Verena
dc.contributor.authorMetaxas, Anna
dc.contributor.authorLe, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorRamirez-Llodra, Eva
dc.contributor.authorLevin, Lisa A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-17T18:11:25Z
dc.date.available2019-01-17T18:11:25Z
dc.date.copyright2019en_US
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractDeep seabed mining is a major new intersection of human enterprise and deep-ocean ecosystems. This paper reviews the concept and process for a holistic approach to planning environmental management in the deep sea based on Strategic Environmental Goals and Objectives. Strategic planning around the environment can establish a vision for the future condition of the ocean floor for which the International Seabed Authority (ISA) can draw on a wealth of precedents and experience. By engaging stakeholders and applying current knowledge of deep ecosystems, the ISA can build meaningful strategic environmental goals and objectives that give guidance to its own operation and those of its contractors. This framework builds understanding of the organization’s aspirations at global, regional and contractor levels. Herein, some examples are suggested, but we focus on the process. To operationalize these goals and objectives, progress must be measurable; thus, targets are set, reports are assessed, and appropriate responses are awarded. Many management tools and actions are applicable for achieving environmental goals. To date, the ISA has considered marine spatial planning largely around the current exploration contract blocks. Other elements of environmental management, including the requirements for baseline studies, impact assessment, post-impact monitoring and the treatment of harmful effects and serious harm need to be implemented to support well-defined environmental goals and objectives. We suggest that this planning be executed for scales larger than individual blocks, through a Strategic Environmental Management Plan, to ensure sustainable use of ocean resources across the Area.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPreliminary discussions that led to this paper took place in a workshop (DOSI ‘EREGS’) funded by generous support from the Pew Charitable Trusts and the J.M. Kaplan Fund who also funded support for discussions at ISA in Jamaica and at United Nations side events (Award no. 1579-20162011 and 20181824). Participation in the Berlin Workshop for LAL and ERL was funded by the The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Germany. VT is funded by the Canada Research Chairs Foundation. ERL is funded by NIVA, the PEW Charitable Trusts and the Norwegian MarMine project (co-funded by the Norwegian Research Council under grant no. 247626/O30 and industrial partners). LAL received support from JM Kaplan and PEW Charitable Trusts. Funders had no role in preparation of this manuscript.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTunnicliffe, V., Metaxas, A., Le, J., Ramirez-Llodra, E. & Levin, L.A. (2018). Strategic Environmental Goals and Objectives: Setting the basis for environmental regulation of deep seabed mining. Marine Policy, (x)x, xxx-xxx. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.11.010en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.11.010
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/10522
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMarine Policyen_US
dc.subjectDeep ocean
dc.subjectSeabed mining
dc.subjectEnvironmental management
dc.subjectStrategic goals
dc.subjectManagement tools and approaches
dc.subjectInternational Seabed Authority
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Biology
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Earth and Ocean Sciences
dc.titleStrategic Environmental Goals and Objectives: Setting the basis for environmental regulation of deep seabed miningen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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