Prohibiting Deep Seabed Mining in the Pacific Ocean: An Ethical Imperative

Claire Slatter ()
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Claire Slatter: Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era

Development, 2023, vol. 66, issue 1, 58-64

Abstract: Abstract The International Seabed Authority will decide whether to provisionally approve a plan of work submitted by a Canadian-registered company to commence mining the deep seabed of the Pacific Ocean for polymetallic nodules. A decision in favour of the company would open the door to destroying the last wilderness on planet earth.

Keywords: UNCLOS; International seabed authority; Common heritage of [hu]mankind; Conflicting mandates; Conflict of interest; Corporate capture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1057/s41301-023-00363-6

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