Research Institute for Sustainability Helmholtz Centre Potsdam

Towards Transparent Governance of Deep Seabed Mining

The deep sea is the largest and least understood ecosystem on Earth. Nevertheless, the ocean floor could soon become the site of deep seabed mining operations. Efforts to develop an appropriate regulatory framework are well under way. Greater transparency will be critical to safeguarding ocean sustainability.

Publication Year

2016

Citation

Christiansen, S., Ardron, J., Jaeckel, A., Singh, P., & Unger, S. (2016). Towards Transparent Governance of Deep Seabed Mining. IASS Policy Brief, 2016(2).

DOI

10.2312/iass.2016.013

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