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Assessing the Impacts of Seabed Mineral Extraction in the Deep Sea and Coastal Marine Environments: Current methods and Recommendations for Environmental Risk Assessment

Biodiversity Conservation

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Kaikkonen, Laura

Kuikka, Sakari

Nygard, Henrik

Venesjarvi, Riikka

Mineral extraction from seabed has experienced a recent surge of interest from both the mining industry and marine scientists. While improved methods of geological investigation have enabled the mapping of new seafloor mineral reserves, the ecological impacts of mining in both the deep sea and the shallow seabed are poorly known.

Extensive Coverage of Marine Mineral Concretions Revealed in Shallow Shelf Sea Areas

Biodiversity Conservation

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Kaikkonen, Laura

Kostamo, Kirsi

Kotilainen, Aaron T.

Lappalainen, Juho

Virtanen, Elina A.

Mineral precipitates found on surface of soft bottom seafloors are ubiquitous in the world's oceans. Formed through a combination of biogeochemical processes, mineral concretions hold high concentrations of iron, maganese, phosphorus, copper, cobalt and rare earth elements.

Deep‐sea nodules versus land ores: A Comparative Systems Analysis of Mining and Processing Wastes for battery‐metal supply chains

Biodiversity Conservation

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Paulikas, Daina

Virtanen, Elina A.

Coastal mineral resources are promoted as a sustainable option to meet increasing metal demands. However, shallow-water mining contradicts international conservation and sustainability goals and its regulative legislation is still being developed.

IUCN - Marine Pollution from Sunken Vessels - Issue Brief, April 2023

Biodiversity Conservation

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Marine pollution from sunken vessels is predicted to reach its highest level this decade, wtih over 8500 shipwreckers at risk of leaking approximately 6 billion gallons of oil.

Heading to the deep end without knowing how to swim: Do we need Deep-Seabed mining?

Biodiversity Conservation

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Amon, Diva J.

Levin, Lisa A.

Metaxas, Anna

Mudd, Gavin M.

Smith, Craig R.

The deep seafloor is regarded as a potentially large source of the minerals needed for producing batteries to fuel the transition to a low-carbon energy system, but rapid understrained mining would have severe impacts on deep-ocean ecosystems and should be avoided. We propose alternative pathways forward.

Global Biodiversity outlook 3

Environmental Governance, Biodiversity Conservation

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Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Species which have been assessed for extinction risk are on average moving closer to extinction. Amphibians face the greatest risk and coral species are deteriorating most rapidly in status. Nearly a quarter of plant species are estimated to be threatened with extinction.

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