Code of Practice For Ocean Mining: An International Effort to Develop a Code For Environmental Management of Marine Mining

摘要

A code of practice for ocean mining has been developed by the International Marine Minerals Society. The code provides general guiding Principles for development of marine mineral resources and delineates Operating Guidelines for application, as appropriate, at specific mining sites. In total 11 operating guidelines are provided to serve as benchmarks for industry and targets for regulatory agencies and other stakeholders. They include the following commitments: · To sustainable development, · To environmentally responsible corporate ethics, · To the development of effective community partnership, · To implementation of environmental risk management, · To the integration of environmental management into all phases of development, · To the establishment of corporate environmental performance targets, · To timely environmental improvements and upgrading, · To responsible rehabilitation of operations sites and decommissioning of facilities, and · To accurate and timely, reporting and documentation, archiving, and performance review.