JPI Oceans launches the Joint Call: Impacts of Deep-Sea Nodule Mining
11/08/2017
Several JPI Oceans member countries launched the Joint Call: Impacts of Deep-Sea Nodule Mining on 1st August 2017 for proposals to study the environmental impacts and risks associated with seabed mining.
The submission of pre-proposals started on 1st August 2017 and closes on 1st November 2017.
Proposals should address the topics outlined in the call text. Some important topics will include:
- the fate and impact of the particle plume generated during mining operations,
- the definition of appropriate indicators of ecosystem health and threshold values for “harmful effects” on the environment as well as
- measures to mitigate significant adverse effects,
- an assessment of associated environmental risks, and
- implementation of scientific knowledge and respective uncertainties into improved legislation, including analyses that address the science-policy interface.
Further information is available on JPI Oceans website.