Skip to main content
  • SPREP Home
  • Protected Areas
SPREP Home
Log in
Search
Home | PIPAP - Supporting the sustainable management of protected areas in the Pacific Region.
Home | PIPAP - Supporting the sustainable management of protected areas in the Pacific Region.
  • Data
    • Protected Areas
    • Management Effectiveness Dashboard
    • Spatial Data
  • Assistance
    • How SPREP Helps
    • WDPA Protected Area Registration
    • Protected Area Working Group
  • Resource Hub
    • Publications
    • Decision Making Support Tools
    • Case Studies
  • Newsletter
    • Browse Newsletter Archive
    • Subscribe Now
  • Account
    • Login

Main menu

  • Data
  • Assistance
  • Resource Hub
  • Newsletter
  • Account

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Resource Hub
  3. Publications

Video - Long Story Shorts: Why Should You Care about Deep-Sea Mining?

 

Deep-sea mining is a controversial proposed solution to the rising global demand for metals—but did you know it has the potential to destroy vital deep-water ecosystems and cause unknown ripple effects through the entire marine ecosystem? 

 

Publication
Related page category(s)
Marine Planning
Marine Resources
Related Pages
Biological Surveys of Carondelet, a Shallow, Submerged Seamount in the Phoenix Islands, Kiribati
Sustainable Finance for Asia and the Pacific: Protecting and Restoring Coral Reefs
High Seas Biodiversity Treaty Policy Brief
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: what it does and does not do, and how to improve it
Video - Introduction to SPREP's Regional Marine Species Programme
Best practice guidelines for mangrove restoration
Priority areas to protect mangroves and maximise ecosystem services
The Marine Spatial Planning Index: a tool to guide and assess marine spatial planning
Sea Turtle Monitoring Manual

Latest News

BR
USP scholar advances contributions to Pacific Freshwater Ecology
February 6, 2026 by Isaac Rounds
Read More
spc
Earth Observation for Loss and Damage Officer
February 5, 2026 by Isaac Rounds
Read More
DSM
Seabed mining poses dangers to the Pacific: Report
February 5, 2026 by Isaac Rounds
Read More
Koror
Koror Passes Fishing Rules With New Licensing and Conservation Measures
February 5, 2026 by Isaac Rounds
Read More

Latest Resources

Why Biodiversity Protection Relies on People-Nature Bonds
February 4, 2026 by Isaac Rounds
Read More
Ocean travellers: Safeguarding Critical Habitats for Migratory Sharks and…
February 4, 2026 by pipap.sprep.org
Read More
Businesses and Biodiversity: New opportunities with Other Effective Area-…
February 3, 2026 by Isaac Rounds
Read More
Devastation of island biodiversity: a land snail perspective
February 2, 2026 by Isaac Rounds
Read More
Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management Programme Logo Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States Logo Sprep BioScapes Logo Flag of European Union International Union for Conservation of Nature Logo European Commission Logo

SPREP Footer Logo

A resilient Pacific environment sustaining our livelihoods and natural heritage in harmony with our cultures.

+685 21929
[email protected]

  • SPREP on Facebook
  • SPREP on YouTube
  • SPREP on Twitter
Protected Areas by Country
  • American Samoa
  • Cook Islands
  • Fiji
  • French Polynesia
  • Guam
  • Kiribati
  • Marshall Islands
  • Micronesia (Federated States of)
  • Nauru
  • New Caledonia
  • Niue
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Palau
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
  • Timor-Leste
  • Tokelau
  • Tonga
  • Tuvalu
  • Vanuatu
  • Wallis and Futuna
SPREP © 2026. All rights reserved.