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1 sty 2019 · The enormous knowledge gap about the deep sea’s ecosystems is a growing problem for the formulation of polices, laws and regulations pertaining to the use of the deep sea, especially for deep-sea mining (DSM) (Van Dover, 2011; Ahnert and Borowski, 2000).
1 maj 2016 · The deep sea, defined as those parts of the ocean below 200 meters, is increasingly the site of intensive resource exploitation for fish, minerals, and other uses, yet little thought has been given to effective governance by either scholars or policy-makers.
1 lip 2021 · This paper examines the politics of ocean governance transformations through an analysis of three ongoing cases: the FAO’s voluntary guidelines for small-scale fisheries; debt-for-“blue”-nature swaps in the Seychelles; and the United Nations’ negotiations for a high seas’ treaty.
3 sty 2023 · Politics is a complex and multifaceted concept that has been studied and debated by scholars for centuries. In this blog, we explore the classical and modern theories of politics that have shaped our understanding of the political and its role in society.
1 mar 2022 · Uniquely for mineral extraction and its politics, DSM is taking place deep at sea and is thus enacted in novel geographies that are rendered materially and emotionally in different ways by various human actors unable to physically encounter the socio-political terrain at stake.
Media manipulation and doctored imagery are by no means new phenomena. In that sense, deepfakes can be seen as just a new technological expression of a much older phenomenon.
The deep seabed is the part of the seabed that is beyond national jurisdiction and is referred to as ‘the Area’ in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC). This chapter discusses the legal regime of the deep seabed.
