Submitted by
Kelvin.passfield
on Wed, 08/28/2019 - 05:13
General Information
Resolution
44046
IUCN Constituent
IUCN Commission on Ecosystems Management 2017-2020
Period covered
Geographic scope
Global
Country/Territory
Cook Islands
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Te Ipukarea Society ( Cook Islands )
IUCN Commissions
F517E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The Commission on Ecosystem Management established a specialist group on Deep Sea Ecosystems and Mining
Status
On-going
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The CEM Specialist Group on Deep Sea Ecosystems and Mining worked with The National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) in New Zealand and prepared an information brochure on environmental issues associated with deep-sea minerals exploration.
Status
Completed
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
The Deep Sea Mining specialist group leaders are extremely busy with their day jobs, and find little tim to devote to getting the group more active.
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
The brochure has been widely distributed at various meetings and workshops related to deep sea mining
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
The CEM Specialist group will continue to work on raising awareness on the potential impacts of deep sea mining exploration, especially as companies are ramping up to begin exploration.
III. Additional Information
Upload document
seabed-mining-brochure.pdf
(2.4 MB)
Report status
Published