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T1 Dredging and Marine Aggregate Extraction
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 dredging
K1 non-renewable resource
K1 financing
K1 extractive industry
YR 2022
FD 2022-05
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40150
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40150
NO Dredging and marine aggregate extraction are inherently harmful to the marine environment and are not considered as part of the sustainable blue economy. However, dredging – specifically capital and maintenance dredging – underpins a number of economic sectors that are central to the sustainable blue economy, notably ports, maritime transportation and marine renewable energy. This companion resource to the Dredging & Marine Aggregate Extraction briefing paper: i) sets out key social and environmental concerns associated with dredging, ii) specifies which activities to exclude from financing, and iii) makes recommendations on how financial institutions can minimize harm from dredging and, wherever possible, identify and finance alternatives.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 21, 2026