RT Report
T1 Harmful Marine Extractives: Understanding the Risks & Impacts of Financing Non-renewable Extractive Industries - Dredging & Marine Aggregate Extraction
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Roberts, Julian
A2 de Vos, Klaas
A2 Fritsch, Dennis
A2 Wilson, Cara
A2 Smith, Jessica
A2 Essaidi, Laura
A2 Vestergaard, Ole
A2 Garfunkel, Adam
A2 Tora, Karla Martinez
K1 marine sediment
K1 dredging
K1 extractive industry
K1 non-renewable resource
K1 deep water
K1 financing
SN 978-92-807-3921-3
YR 2022
FD 2022-05
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40148
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40148
NO This briefing discusses the potential risks associated with dredging and the extraction of marine aggregates, and how financial institutions should engage with and respond to this sector. The briefing paper aims to provide an initial framework for this broad variety of institutions to consider how sustainability impacts and risks specific to harmful and non-renewable marine extractives manifest within their own portfolios, as well as the potential business risks arising from financing such activities.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026