Human rights implications of deep-seabed mining from the perspective of protecting everyone’s human right to health in the context of climate change
“This brief summarizes the human rights implications of deep-seabed mining and outlines relevant international obligations. In particular, this brief clarifies State obligations in protecting marine biodiversity in supporting the human right to health, including from the impacts of climate change. In doing so, it draws on the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in its Advisory Opinion No. 31 (2024), which clarifies State obligations in the context of climate change. This brief should be read in conjunction with the clarifications provided the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Healthy, Clean and Sustainable Environment on the protection of the human right to a healthy environment in the context of ocean governance.”