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    Macbeth at the International Seabed Authority

    Macbeth begins from a problem that law also knows well: prophecy does not merely announce the future; it reorganises the present. The Weird Sisters do not place the crown on Macbeth’s head. They make kingship appear as a future already waiting. Ambition borrows the language

    #DeepSeabedMining #InternationalEnvironmentalLaw #NaturalResources

    voelkerrechtsblog.org/macbeth-

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    A New Liability Frontier?

    On 24 April 2025, the United States (U.S.) White House issued an Executive Order titled “Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources” (the Executive Order) aimed at accelerating the development of seabed mineral resources both within and beyond U.S. jurisdiction. Among its key provisions, the order directs the Administrator

    #DeepSeabedMining #LawOfTheSea #UNCLOS

    voelkerrechtsblog.org/a-new-li

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    From Mare Liberum to “Make America Great Again”

    In April 2025, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources, instructing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to fast-track licenses for seabed mining beyond national jurisdiction. The announcement

    #DeepSeabedMining #LegalImagination #USA

    voelkerrechtsblog.org/from-mar

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    The Long Road to Exploit Deep Sea Minerals

    The Rules to exploit minerals from the deep seabed outside national jurisdiction are currently drafted under the auspices of the International Seabed Authority (ISA). There is, however, continuous disagreement between those who wish to bring the negotiations for these rules to a close and many states and scient

    #DeepSeabedMining #LawOfTheSea #USA

    voelkerrechtsblog.org/the-long

  5. "A socially legitimate management process involves (a) robust and inclusive stakeholder engagement, (b) fair, open, and transparent decision-making processes, and (c) equitable outcomes that generate a net benefit for humankind, where the few do not benefit at the expense of many, and where burdens are not shouldered by the most vulnerable ocean-dependent communities."

    #DeepSeabedMining
    #DSM
    #ResourceGrab

    nature.com/articles/s44183-023

  6. "A socially legitimate management process involves (a) robust and inclusive stakeholder engagement, (b) fair, open, and transparent decision-making processes, and (c) equitable outcomes that generate a net benefit for humankind, where the few do not benefit at the expense of many, and where burdens are not shouldered by the most vulnerable ocean-dependent communities."

    #DeepSeabedMining
    #DSM
    #ResourceGrab

    nature.com/articles/s44183-023

  7. "#Seabed #mining could soon begin in the #DeepOcean—but the potential impact on animals including #whales is unknown, researchers have warned.

    Commercial-scale #DeepSeabedMining in international waters could be permitted for the first time later this year."

    phys.org/news/2023-02-whale-cl!

  8. Plans for #DeepSeabedMining pit #RenewableEnergy demand against #OceanLife in an untamed frontier alternet.org/deep-sea-mining-o Much of the coverage of deep seabed mining has been framed to highlight the climate benefits. This overlooks the dangers this activity could pose for the Earth’s largest pristine #Ecology – the deep sea It would be wise to better understand this fragile #Ecosystem better before rushing to mine it #SaveOurOceans #environment #EarthSciences #NaturalResources #GreenEnergy