A new film provides the first independent visual investigation of the tailings waste and sediment plumes that deep sea mining operations would create, and of how they will affect marine life in Pacific Islands
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Pacific Blue Line maintains call for a global ban on deep sea mining
Pacific Blue Line maintain their strong position for a global ban on deep sea mining. “The move to ban Deep Sea Mining in the Pacific is a decision not only to be considered by the Pacific Islands States but globally.”
Pacific groups welcome call to ban deep sea mining
France calls on the ban of deep sea mining, an activity that Pacific civil society groups and movements have been pushing to prohibit due to its detrimental effects on their islands’ marine environments
Greenpeace urges governments to stop deep sea mining at upcoming negotiations
The Greenpeace Network and New Zealand are calling on governments and ISA to stop Deep Sea Mining, which is an imminent threat to the Pacific islands
Pacific Islands remain divided on deep-sea mining as trial begins to extract precious metals from ocean floor
As trial begins to extract precious metals from the Pacific Ocean, the chief executive of The Metal Company says, ‘can we just do the science’ whilst scientists argue the true risks of deep-sea mining are not fully understood
Anger as company gets go ahead to mine on seafloor
“Deep sea mining is now right upon our doorstep and is a threat to each and every one of us…” says campaigner as a company gets go-ahead to mine on the seafloor in the Pacific
Greenpeace slams shock decision to green-light deep sea mining
Greenpeace urges world leaders to step in and put in place a moratorium on deep sea mining to protect the ocean as ISA green-light NORI to begin exploratory mining in the Pacific Ocean
French Polynesia moves towards ban on ‘craziness’ of seabed mining
French Polynesia votes a draft opinion for a temporary ban on seabed mining projects, urging ‘our cousins of the Pacific to stop this craziness’
Amid haggling over deep-sea mining rules, chorus of skepticism grows louder
While many countries appear to support the rapid development of mining regulations, others have expressed concern saying we know too little about the damage that seabed mining would cause
Pacific nations are extraordinarily rich in critical minerals. But mining them may take a terrible toll
The clean energy transition is creating pressure to extract more minerals from the sensitive lands and seabeds across the Pacific, but if we fail to address the social and environmental costs of extraction, the transition will not be fair, write authors