The Nauru Government’s two-year rule for deep sea mining has concerned environmental groups, but lawyers say what happens next is very unclear.
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Deep-sea mining could start in two years after Nauru gives UN ultimatum
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Tonga firms opposition to deep-sea mining
During the recent Pacific Blue Line webinar, Tonga civil society opposed deep sea mining.
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Chinese envoy counters Japan’s decision to release nuclear-contaminated water
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