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Home » deep sea mining

Tag: deep sea mining

Pacific groups welcome deep sea mining moratorium in Melanesia

By Brittany Nawaqatabu September 6, 2023September 6, 2023

Melanesian leaders declare a moratorium on deep sea mining in their respective jurisdictions, advocating for a Pacific-wide approach and thorough environmental scientific investigations

Pacific parliamentarians support Melanesian Leaders call for moratorium on deep sea mining in the Pacific

By Sanjeshni Kumar September 1, 2023September 1, 2023

Pacific parliamentarians, while supporting the call by the MSG Leaders for a Pacific-wide moratorium on deep sea mining, said “as Pacific islanders it is our moral obligation to care for our Ocean”

You can’t mine the seabed without proper rules

By Pradeep Singh July 7, 2023July 7, 2023

Mining the seabed without proper regulations seems outlandish. But it could happen sooner than we think.

Treaty to protect high seas too late to stop mining

By Avatar photoSanjeshni Kumar July 6, 2023July 6, 2023

The treaty doesn’t have any power over mining activities overseen by the ISA because it does not apply directly to activities already regulated by existing bodies

Mining the sea means mining public support too

By Aline Jaeckel, Quentin Hanich, Harriet Harden-Davies, Judith van Leeuwen, Holly J. Niner, Katherine L. Seto and Michelle Voyer July 5, 2023July 5, 2023

Seabed mining is a long way from obtaining a social licence from the people most affected

Seabed mining could sink the fishing industry

By Jesse van der Grient July 5, 2023July 5, 2023

Deep-sea mining could have an irreversible impact on Pacific fish stocks that will be devastating for Pacific Island communities who depend on the ocean for food and their livelihoods

Recycle metals instead of seabed mining, says anti mining activist

By Dionisia Tabureguci May 16, 2023May 30, 2023

‘It’s just another headache’

Palau calls for halt on seabed mining until 2030

By Marian Faa April 21, 2023April 21, 2023

Palau’s president says it’s understandable why some Pacific countries would want to endorse mining ventures, “but sometimes, in the haste of making money, we could lose so much more” while calling for a halt on seabed mining until 2030

Our deep sea is being colonised

By Liam Kokaʻua April 19, 2023April 19, 2023

Mining deep areas of the ocean to gather rare metals for electric car batteries and other green technologies is attracting cash-strapped Pacific island governments.

Group voices opposition to deep-sea mining in PNG

By Sanjeshni Kumar April 3, 2023April 3, 2023

Group voices representing communities in the Bismarck and Solomon seas opposed plans to restart deep-sea mining project in PNG

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