Policy Briefs

Access expert insights and recommendations on deep-sea climate science and policy in our comprehensive policy briefs.

Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal: Ocean Impacts and Policy Needs

November 2024

Deep-ocean knowledge gaps in the IPCC Assessment Reports: identification, implications, and critical research needs

November 2024

Considerations for deep-sea environmental impact research on marine carbon dioxide removal

October 2024

Implementing a ‘Sufficient Information Requirement’ for Deep-sea Mining

July 2024

Life Moves Slowly in the Deep Ocean

April 2024

Incorporating Deep-Ocean Biodiversity into Climate Change Policy

November 2023

Plastic pollution in the deep ocean (available in English and Spanish)

May 2023

The Deep Ocean and BBNJ: Important Points for IGC-5

February 2023

Climate Change and Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction

February 2023

Improving Impact Assessments for Deep-Ocean Bottom Fisheries

November 2022

What Does the Deep Ocean Do for You?

June 2022

The Deep Ocean and BBNJ: Important Points for IGC-4

March 2022

Traceability of MGR in the New BBNJ Treaty

February 2022

Deep Ocean Climate Intervention Impacts Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement

February 2022

Redefining the influence of chemosynthetic ecosystems for effective management

December 2021

Deep Ocean Climate Intervention Impacts - Ocean Fertilization

December 2021

Deep Ocean Climate Intervention Impacts - Macroalgal and Crop-Waste Deposition into Deep Water

December 2021

The Necessity of Traditional Knowledge for Management of Deep-Seabed Mining

May 2021

Intellectual Property Rights: Implications for Deep-Ocean Stewardship

July 2020

Digital Sequence Information – Clarifying Concepts

March 2020

Ecological Connectivity: Implications for Ocean Governance

February 2020

Climate Change Considerations are Fundamental to Sustainable Management of Deep-Seabed Mining

July 2019

Diving deep into diversity: The importance of biodiversity assessment and monitoring for deep-seabed mining impacts

July 2019

Strategic Environmental Goals and Objectives for Seabed Mining

February 2019

Deep-Sea Fundamentals

September 2018

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