Les ressources minérales profondes en Polynésie française / Deep-sea mineral resources in French Polynesia

Meur, Pierre‐Yves Le; Cochonat, Pierre; David, Carine; Géronimi, Vincent; Samadi, Sarah

doi:10.4000/books.irdeditions.9540

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“…The characteristics and the assessed vulnerability of the three main types of deep seabed mineral resources of the Pacific region targeted by DSM-Ferro-manganese polymetallic nodules, Cobalt-rich ferro-manganese crusts or Cobalt Rich Crusts (CRCs) and Hydrosulfide or Seafloor massive sulfide (SMS) deposits (Le Meur et al, 2016) are displayed in Table 1.…”

Section: Overview Of the Main Natural Resources And Activities That Would Be Affected By Deep Seabed Mining In The Pacific Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Current projects include, the Solwara project in PNG, the SPC-EU Deep Sea Minerals projects in the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. French Polynesia and the French State ordered a study on DSM feasibility in their Extended Economic Zone (EEZ) (Le Meur et al, 2016). Wallis and Futuna customary authorities are continuing to resist a French tentative renewal of the mining code in their country and EEZ (RNZ, 2018).…”

Section: Faunal Characteristicsmentioning

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Traditional Dimensions of Seabed Resource Management in the Context of Deep Sea Mining in the Pacific: Learning From the Socio-Ecological Interconnectivity Between Island Communities and the Ocean Realm

Tilot

Willaert

Guilloux³

et al. 2021

Front. Mar. Sci.

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In many of the Pacific Islands, local communities have long-held cultural and spiritual attachments to the sea, in particular to species and specific marine areas, processes, habitats, islands, and natural seabed formations. Traditional knowledge, customary marine management approaches and integrated relationships between biodiversity, ecosystems and local communities promote conservation and ensure that marine benefits are reaped in a holistic, sustainable and equitable manner. However, the interaction between local traditional knowledge, contemporary scientific approaches to marine resource management and specific regulatory frameworks has often been challenging. To some extent, the value of community practices and customary law, which have provided an incentive for regional cooperation and coordination around ocean governance, is acknowledged in several legal systems in the Pacific and a number of regional and international instruments, but this important connection can be further enhanced. In this article we present a science-based overview of the marine habitats that would be affected by deep seabed mining (DSM) along with an analysis of some traditional dimensions and cultural/societal aspects of marine resource management. We then assess whether the applicable legal frameworks at different levels attach sufficient importance to these traditional dimensions and to the human and societal aspects of seabed (mineral) resource management in the region. On the basis of this analysis, we identify best practices and formulate recommendations with regard to the current regulatory frameworks and seabed resource management approaches. Indeed, the policies and practices developed in the Pacific could well serve as a suitable model elsewhere to reconcile commercial, ecological, cultural and social values within the context of deep sea mineral exploitation in addition to sustaining the Human Well-being and Sustainable Livelihoods (HWSL) of the Pacific communities and the health of the Global Ocean.

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Section: Overview Of the Main Natural Resources And Activities That Would Be Affected By Deep Seabed Mining In The Pacific Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Faunal Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Traditional Dimensions of Seabed Resource Management in the Context of Deep Sea Mining in the Pacific: Learning From the Socio-Ecological Interconnectivity Between Island Communities and the Ocean Realm

Tilot

Willaert

Guilloux³

et al. 2021

Front. Mar. Sci.

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LSMPA Sovereignties in New Caledonia and French Polynesia: Territorialities, Alliances and Powers in Oceania

Dégremont

2022

Oceania

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Over the last decades, the establishment of large‐scale marine protected areas (LSMPA) in the Pacific Ocean has profoundly transformed the region's political geography. Pacific LSMPAs have played a striking role in converting Small Island Developing States (SIDS) into Large Ocean Island States (LOIS), generating a significant shift in regional and international politics. This paper is a new exploration of the ongoing political construction of the Ocean, at multiple scales and through different forms. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, an anthropological approach is used to investigate governance processes involving multiple actors shaping marine environmental policies in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, two French overseas territories. This research interrogates how territorial dynamics and sovereignty issues in the francophone Pacific are being driven and reshaped by the emergence of LSMPAs and offers an overview of current structural changes in Oceania.

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French Polynesia

Andréfouët

Adjeroud

2019

World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation

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Les ressources minérales profondes en Polynésie française / Deep-sea mineral resources in French Polynesia

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Traditional Dimensions of Seabed Resource Management in the Context of Deep Sea Mining in the Pacific: Learning From the Socio-Ecological Interconnectivity Between Island Communities and the Ocean Realm

Traditional Dimensions of Seabed Resource Management in the Context of Deep Sea Mining in the Pacific: Learning From the Socio-Ecological Interconnectivity Between Island Communities and the Ocean Realm

LSMPA Sovereignties in New Caledonia and French Polynesia: Territorialities, Alliances and Powers in Oceania

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