Zoeken
Zoeken kan via de modus 'eenvoudig zoeken' (één veld) of uitgebreid via 'geavanceerd zoeken' (meerdere velden). Zo kan je bv. zoeken op een combinatie van een auteursnaam (auteur), een jaartal (jaar) en een documenttype.
Boekenmand
Nuttige resultaten kan je aanvinken en toevoegen aan een mandje. De inhoud hiervan kan je exporteren of afdrukken (naar bv. PDF).
RSS
Op de hoogte blijven van nieuw toegevoegde publicaties binnen uw interessegebied? Dit kan door een RSS-feed (?) te maken van jouw zoekopdracht.
nieuwe zoekopdracht
Challenges of operationalising good industry practice and best environmental practice in deep seabed mining regulation
In: Marine Policy. Elsevier: UK. ISSN 0308-597X; e-ISSN 1872-9460
|  |
| Author keywords |
Good industry practice; Best environmental practice; Deep seabed mining; Adaptive management; Self-regulation; International seabed authority |
| Auteurs | | Top |
- Gerber, L.J.
- Grogan, R.L.
|
|
|
| Abstract |
Advances and innovation in deep-water technologies have fuelled a rapid and increased interest in the commercial exploitation of deep seabed minerals. Notwithstanding the apparent momentum in this sector, numerous regulatory, technical and environmental challenges remain. The latter, in particular, solicits on-going concern amongst various stakeholders due to the potential impact of mineral exploitation on the deep-sea environment. The organisation tasked with the management and control of mineral-related activities in international waters, the ‘International Seabed Authority' (ISA), is mandated to develop ‘the mining code’, a body of international rules, regulations and procedures that will regulate prospecting, exploration and exploitation in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Accordingly, the aim of this article is to provide a critical assessment of two commonly invoked, yet often ambiguous, concepts in this regulatory discourse – that being ‘Best Environmental Practice’ and ‘Good Industry Practice’. The paper draws on a comparative evaluation of these concepts in established international guidance standards, in order to highlight certain considerations for the practical implementation thereof for the deep seabed mining industry. In doing so, the research provides policy and theoretical contributions to the field of natural resources regulation. It further enhances the understanding of a critical component to the sustainable operationalisation of the industry, whilst acknowledging the unique environmental protection requirements associated with the deep seabed environment. |
IMIS is ontwikkeld en wordt gehost door het VLIZ.
