Routledge Handbook of Seabed Mining and the Law of the Sea
Virginie Tassin, "Routledge Handbook of Seabed Mining and the Law of the Sea "
English | ISBN: 1138387614 | 2023 | 454 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
English | ISBN: 1138387614 | 2023 | 454 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
For years, exploration of seabed natural resources has been ongoing while exploitation in deep marine areas remained unrealistic due to land-based mineral availability and costs. However, mounting pressures from the green transition, climate change, and long-lasting fears of terrestrial minerals scarcity now bring exploitation prospects closer to reality.
This has caused concern to a growing chorus of States, scientists, industries, NGOs, and parts of civil society due to the potential environmental and social impacts of these activities. As a result, the idea of a moratorium or ‘precautionary pause’ is gaining ground. Yet, an important number of interpretation and implementation issues of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 1994 Agreement remain to be answered as a means to move forward in accordance with international law.
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