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Climate change and disaster risk management are issues of high priority to the Solomon Islands Government, given the current and future impacts expected, and the associated risks posed to natural ecosystems such as coastal and marine environments, fisheries, agriculture, water resources, health, biodiversity, infrastructure and industry.

Fisheries address book by the Division of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems & SPC

Fisheries address book by the Division of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems & SPC

This report describes a preliminary economic (cost-benefit) analysis of deep-sea minerals (DSM) mining in the Pacific Island region. Since mining has yet to occur anywhere in the world, the analysis is based on realistic yet hypothetical mining scenarios developed for three mineral deposits thought to have a high potential for economic viability: Seafloor-massive Sulphide (SMS) Deposits in Papua New Guinea (PNG),? Polymetallic Manganese Nodules (MN) in the Cook Islands, and? Ferromanganese Cobalt-rich Crusts (CRC) in the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI).?