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Our mission is to provide environmental

knowledge enabling positive change.

This is achieved by organising and transforming

available environmental data into credible,science-based

information products,

delivered through innovative communication

tools and capacity-building services targeting

relevant stakeholders.


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GRID-Arendal Facts

UNEP Collaborating Centre

UNEPs Polar Centre

Non profit, administrativelyindependent institution, founded in

1989 by the Norwegian Ministry of

Environment to support UNEP and

other UN agencies


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GRID-Arendal Facts

35 staff members based in Arendal,Geneva, Ottawa, and Sydney

50% core funding from MoE andMoFA, Norway

50% through private sector, publicsector and international organizations.


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MANDATE FROM GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

Calls upon the UNEP, working within the Global Resource InformationDatabase (GRID) system for data and information management, to

expand on a voluntary basis the capacity of existing GRID centres to

store and handle research data from the outer continental margin, on

a basis to be mutually agreed with the coastal State, and

complementary to existing regional data centers, giving due regard to

confidentiality needs and in accordance with Part XIII of the

Convention, and making use of existing data management

mechanisms under the Intergovernmental Oceanographic

Commission and the International Hydrographic Organisation, with a

view to serving the needs ofcoastal States, and in particulardeveloping countries and small island developing States, in their

compliance with article 76 of the Convention; 2002

Pacific Experience


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Deep Sea Minerals and Mining Project LaunchDeep Sea Minerals and Mining Project LaunchJune 6June 6--8 20118 2011

Nadi, FijiNadi, Fiji

InterRidge JAMSTEC

Pacific Marine Minerals andPacific Marine Minerals and

Deep Sea Mining AssessmentDeep Sea Mining Assessment


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DEEP SEA MINERALS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

THEME 1: What are polymetallic sulphides and manganese nodules and crusts?

THEME 2: Current marine mineral exploration and development policies.

THEME 3: Ecosystems associated with deep sea mineral occurrences.

THEME 4: Technologies and techniques related to the development of marine mineral occurrences.

THEME 5: Environmental management and monitoring guidelines.

THEME 6: Alternative economics for development of marine mineral deposits of the South Pacific.

THEME 7: Societal and community perspectives of marine mineral development in the South Pacific.

THEME 8: Challenges, opportunities and policy perspectives.

Thematic scopeThematic scope


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Overarching principle: strong sustainabilityOverarching principle: strong sustainability

one that results inimproved human well-being and social equity,

while significantly

reducing environmental

risks and ecologicalscarcities

UNEP (2011)

within a new, ecological economy...

...where focus is on real prosperity rather

than uneconomic growth

A green economy is

an economy that

imitates green plantsas far as possible

- Herman Daly


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State of the knowledge and of thescience

Geological settings

Physical and chemicalcharacteristics

Occurrence types

Formational environment

Theme 1: What are polymetallic sulphides and manganese crusts and nodules?Theme 1: What are polymetallic sulphides and manganese crusts and nodules?


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In the South Pacific region; e.g.

PNG, NZ

Globally; e.g. InternationalSeabed Authority

Theme 2: Current marine mineral exploration and development policiesTheme 2: Current marine mineral exploration and development policies


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Chemosynthetic vent ecosystems

Biology associated withmanganese crusts and nodule

occurrences

Ecosystem sensitivities

Theme 3: Ecosystems associated with minetal occurrencesTheme 3: Ecosystems associated with minetal occurrences


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Exploration technologies andmethods

Resource testing and definition

Seafloor recovery operations

On surface systems

Theme 4:Technologies and techniques related to resource developmentTheme 4:Technologies and techniques related to resource development


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Spatial planning

Water column monitoring

Environmental ImpactAssessments

Post operation monitoringregime

Ecosystem valuation

Theme 5: Environemtal management and monitoring guidelinesTheme 5: Environemtal management and monitoring guidelines


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Resource efficiency challenges in a globalcontext

Drivers, demand, scarcities

Global future raw materials models andscenarios integrating South Pacific marinemineral sources

Geopolitical considerations

Alternative fiscal and taxation regimes for thebusiness and policy ends

Theme 6: Alternative/ecological economics for marine minerals developmentTheme 6: Alternative/ecological economics for marine minerals development


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Perspective of communitiesPerspective of communities

having experienced resourcehaving experienced resource

developmentImplication of marinedevelopmentImplication of marinemineral resource development inmineral resource development in

areas with no previous resourceareas with no previous resource

developmentdevelopment

experienceCommunity benefitsexperienceCommunity benefits

and impactsand impacts

Theme 7: Societal and community perspectives of marine mineral developmentTheme 7: Societal and community perspectives of marine mineral development


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