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Appendices
Priority
The main objective remains to be scientific exploration campaigns to inventory
resources, both in the EEZ and international waters, while preparing suitable partnerships to establish pilot(s), then exploitation.
Challenges for the National Strategy in Scenario C “Global Crises”
Within the context of the global crises scenario, it is in industrial operators’ interest
to seek multiple partnerships to reduce research and development costs and secure
their markets according to international standards.The deep sea therefore appears
as a sort of “new resource boundary”, subject to strict exploitation rules. Consequently, the marine mineral resources situation becomes that of a “global heritage
reserve, liable to measured exploitation”.
Challenges for the National Strategy
The first challenge is that of achieving good scientific knowledge incorporating
durability criteria. The second is that of shared, international exploitation, targeting
critical metals (post-carbon), hence the following priorities:
• establishment of exemplary development and protection solutions (resilience,
marine protected areas…) for French operations,
• resolutely European approach to development,
• creation of a training, technological expertise and engineering centre,
• increasing number of PPP-NGO ventures,
• support policy for marine protected areas in the EEZ.
Priority
This ambitious vision requires French then European means in terms of knowledge
of deposits and their environment to be concentrated within a visible centre, before
putting forward sustainable exploitation methods.
Which Strategies?
The guiding principles were distinguished by mineral type and associated site. Beforehand, a summary of the key messages of all the work was drawn up.
Five fundamental principles (relevant in all cases) were identified, following an
investigation into relevance and priorities conducted among members of the Working Group and Steering Committee. These principles are therefore not contingent
according to the scenario.
Appendices
Priority
The main objective remains to be scientific exploration campaigns to inventory
resources, both in the EEZ and international waters, while preparing suitable partnerships to establish pilot(s), then exploitation.
Challenges for the National Strategy in Scenario C “Global Crises”
Within the context of the global crises scenario, it is in industrial operators’ interest
to seek multiple partnerships to reduce research and development costs and secure
their markets according to international standards.The deep sea therefore appears
as a sort of “new resource boundary”, subject to strict exploitation rules. Consequently, the marine mineral resources situation becomes that of a “global heritage
reserve, liable to measured exploitation”.
Challenges for the National Strategy
The first challenge is that of achieving good scientific knowledge incorporating
durability criteria. The second is that of shared, international exploitation, targeting
critical metals (post-carbon), hence the following priorities:
• establishment of exemplary development and protection solutions (resilience,
marine protected areas…) for French operations,
• resolutely European approach to development,
• creation of a training, technological expertise and engineering centre,
• increasing number of PPP-NGO ventures,
• support policy for marine protected areas in the EEZ.
Priority
This ambitious vision requires French then European means in terms of knowledge
of deposits and their environment to be concentrated within a visible centre, before
putting forward sustainable exploitation methods.
Which Strategies?
The guiding principles were distinguished by mineral type and associated site. Beforehand, a summary of the key messages of all the work was drawn up.
Five fundamental principles (relevant in all cases) were identified, following an
investigation into relevance and priorities conducted among members of the Working Group and Steering Committee. These principles are therefore not contingent
according to the scenario.