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Top 10 business risks and opportunities for mining and metals in 2027
EY’s latest survey of around 400 senior mining leaders finds operational complexity, capital and supply chains top the risk agenda. Governments are investing directly in critical minerals, while electrification and AI are lifting demand, and miners must plan for uncertainty rather than wait for it to pass.
From Fishery Science to Fake News: How Ocean Misinformation Evolves
The childhood game of telephone, in which a whispered statement becomes more absurd as it passes from player to player, is an analogue for science communication: the farther from its source a piece of information is presented, the farther it is from the truth.
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Opes Oceani releases Seychelles’ blue finance analysis
Only a few years ago, blue bonds were acclaimed as an innovative marine environmental financing solution that brings the rigour of capital markets to ecological challenges. Yet the Seychelles transactions remain an outlier, with very few other blue bonds issued, despite the continued appeal of “impact” and “ethical” investing.
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Seabed mining in the Pacific is environmentally, economically vital
The challenge presented by climate change is monumental, and few understand this better than Pacific small island developing states.
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United States Blue Economy Valued at $373 billion
A report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Bureau of Economic Analysis has calculated that America’s marine economy accounted for 1.8 percent ($372.8 billion) of national GDP in 2018 and grew slightly faster than the nation’s economy as a whole.
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CITES and Democracy
The recent CITES Conference of the Parties (COP) in Geneva, Switzerland, demonstrated the governance challenges facing multinational treaty organisations, particularly those seeking to manage the world’s resources sustainably. Many of the 183 Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) attended.
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The Role of Ocean-borne Minerals and Metals in Clean Energy Production
Mitigating the effects of human-induced climate change has surged the further development of clean energy sources with the goal of reducing reliance on fossil fuels: wind turbines for power generation, electric vehicles, solar energy to drive our homes, green and blue economy initiatives, and more.
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New UN Treaty Poses Significant Challenge for Pacific Island States
Remarks made by the Pacific Forum’s secretary general Dame Meg Taylor at a recent conference on high seas biodiversity are perfectly timed and signal a considerable challenge for small island developing states (SIDS) in the Pacific.
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Large-scale Marine Protected Areas
Marine spatial management has been a major international focus in recent years with an impetus on marine protected areas. Many large-scale MPAs cover thousands of kilometres of open ocean, and in some cases protect large swathes of empty water where there is little resource use.
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