Environmental Risk Management, Hoevik, Norway.
Aquatic Biology and Toxicology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Integr Environ Assess Manag. 2019 Jul;15(4):575-583. doi: 10.1002/ieam.4134. Epub 2019 Mar 25.
Marine tailings disposal from mineral production is expected to have an environmental impact. In this case study we use a discharge of limestone processing tailings to a Norwegian fjord to describe an adaptive management process. The aim of the paper is to describe the development of an environmental adaptive management system (EAMS), contrasted with management simply based on the quantity of the discharge. The main driver for developing a new management system for the submarine tailings deposits was a desire to establish a system based on what was perceived as important to all stakeholders, that is, environmental impact. Involvement of stakeholders is essential, and a resource group with members from fisheries, local interest organizations, scientists, independent experts, and managers from the mining company jointly defined common sets of acceptance criteria to evaluate impact. Introduction of an EAMS has resulted in a change in the company's view of the impact their activity has on the environment and in an increased willingness to initiate monitoring and research to reduce knowledge gaps and uncertainty and impact on the marine environment. Environmental adaptive management has facilitated the development of a more ecologically relevant, integrated, and focused submarine tailings deposits management. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2019;15:575-583. © 2019 SETAC.
海洋尾矿处置可能会对环境产生影响。在这个案例研究中，我们使用了一种将石灰石加工尾矿排放到挪威峡湾的方法来描述一个适应性管理过程。本文的目的是描述环境适应性管理系统（EAMS）的发展，该系统与仅仅基于排放量的管理进行对比。开发海底尾矿沉积物新管理系统的主要驱动力是希望建立一个基于所有利益相关者认为重要的系统，即环境影响。利益相关者的参与至关重要，一个由渔业、地方利益组织、科学家、独立专家和矿业公司管理人员组成的资源小组共同定义了共同的一套接受标准，以评估影响。引入 EAMS 已经导致公司对其活动对环境的影响的看法发生了变化，并增加了主动进行监测和研究的意愿，以减少知识差距和不确定性，并减少对海洋环境的影响。环境适应性管理促进了更具生态相关性、综合性和针对性的海底尾矿沉积物管理的发展。《综合环境评估与管理》2019 年；15:575-583。©2019 SETAC。
