Problem
Inequitable allocation of rights to exploit sea-bed and marine resources
Other Names:
Discriminatory exploitation of sea-bed resources Incidence:
It is predicted that not being a signatory to the Law of the Sea Convention might rule out a sea-bed miner of metalliferous ores from certain receivers. Restrictions on the export of high technology for sea-bed mining, and patents protecting the owners of patent rights on parts of deep sea-bed technology, are potential commercial limitations on exploitation of sea-bed resources.
Broader Problems:
Territorial disputes between statesDenial of right to equality between statesUnethical practices in natural resource managementObstacles to the utilization of coastal and deep sea water resources Related Problems:
Unsustainable exploitation of fish resources Strategies:
Regulating use of oceans Subject(s):
Agriculture, Fisheries → FisheriesEconomics → Resource utilization
Oceanography → Seas
Resources → Resources
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST