The MIDAS project (Managing Impacts of Deep-seA reSource exploitation) ran from 2013-2016, covering a wide array of topics all aimed at helping the nascent deep-sea mining industry, regulators and civil society to understand the potential impacts of mining on deep-sea ecosystems.
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Publications related to the International Seabed Authority Meeting in July 2016.
Source: World Bank
Pacific Island countries face unique development challenges. They are far away from major markets, often with small populations spread across many islands and vast distances, and are at the forefront of climate change and its impacts. Because of this, much research has focused on the challenges and constraints faced by Pacific Island countries, and finding ways to respond to these.
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The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) welcomes this opportunity to make submissions on these very important regulations. This submission takes the form of an executive summary, summarizing the submission, detailed explanation of our submissions, and a detailed commentary on the Report, referenced to the Report.
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The following represents a summary of a 300 page decision document, where possible using the words of the decision. It is aimed at an international audience interested in the decision.
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