The Concept of Oceanian Sovereignty in the Context of Deep Sea Mining in the Pacific Region
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: Based on an interdisciplinary experience addressing traditional dimensions in marine resource management in the Pacific, the socio-ecological interconnectivity between island communities, the ocean realm and the legal context concerning the management of seabed resources ( Tilot, 2006 , 2010 ; Tilot et al., 2018 , 2021a , b ; Mulalap et al., 2020 ; Willaert, 2020a , b , c ; 2021 ; DOSI, 2021 ), this paper proposes to discuss the relevance and efficacy of the concept of “Oceanian Sovereignty” ( Bambridge et al., 2021 ) in the context of Deep Sea Mining, from the different legal, environmental, anthropological, social, political, and economic science perspectives. The policies and practices developed in the Pacific in this context could well serve as a suitable model elsewhere to reconcile competing perspectives in addition to sustaining the Human Well-being and Sustainable Livelihoods (HWSL) and the health of the Global Ocean.
Source: Frontiers in Marine Science
Institutions: Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, AMURE - Centre de droit et d'économie de la mer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Ghent University, United Nations, Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement, Australian National University, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Institut Français des Relations Internationales, Académie des sciences d'outre-mer, HEC Paris
Language: English
Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,950
OpenAlex ID: W4200425332