Deep Seabed Mining
No-Mining November: The Ocean Foundation’s ISA Council Check-In
The International Seabed Authority’s third set of meetings held in Kingston, Jamaica wrapped up last week with little fanfare and fewer decisions. The Ocean Foundation participated in the meetings for the third time this year, continuing to speak with delegates on our key goals.
The 8th Wonder of the World: Mining’s Threat to our Underwater Cultural Heritage
With 80% of the seabed unmapped, Deep Seabed Mining poses a wide array of threats to Underwater Cultural Heritage in the ocean.
The Dubious Economics of Deep-Sea Mining
Legal Officer Bobbi-Jo Dobush was quoted in science magazine Nautilus in their recent article about DSM.
Climate Geoengineering and Our Ocean: Considering Ethics, Equity, and Justice
The technical and ethical uncertainties around climate geoengineering are numerous in both carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation modification
Planetary Sunscreen: Solar Radiation Modification
Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) is a form of climate geoengineering that aims to increase the amount of sunlight reflected back into space – to reverse the warming of the planet.
Trapped in the Big Blue: Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is a form of climate geoengineering that seeks to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Endless Unknowns: Climate Geoengineering
The planet is getting closer to exceeding the global climate target. Because of this, there has been an increased focus on climate geoengineering.
Water We Up To?
Our Spring updates newsletter is out, and just in time for some exciting announcements! We’re detailing new partnerships, recent work in ocean governance, and our newest CommYOUnity Foundation Campaign.
The Ocean Foundation and Lloyd’s Register Foundation Heritage and Education Centre Partner to Protect Ocean Heritage
The Ocean Foundation proudly announces a two-year partnership with the Lloyd’s Register Foundation (LRF), an independent global charity working to engineer a safer world.
Your TOF Debrief on the March International Seabed Authority Meetings
We’re sharing key moments from the meetings on DSM, including Underwater Cultural Heritage updates, the “what-if” discussion, and a check-in on TOF’s goals.
Dive Below the Surface: An Introduction to Deep Seabed Mining
DSM is a potential commercial industry attempting to mine mineral deposits from the seafloor. But this mining is posed to destroy an interconnected ecosystem: the deep ocean.
Trawling and the Threat to Underwater Cultural Heritage
TOF Intern Charlotte Jarvis discusses what she learned at the 2022 EAA Annual Meeting.
