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
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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
Solomon Isands pre-cautionary approach to deep sea mining
Solomon Islands to take a pre-cautionary approach and carry out a nationwide consultation before issuing any deep sea mining lease to any company
Scientists find 30 potential new species at bottom of ocean
Scientists find 30 potentially new species living at the bottom of the sea in the central Pacific. Pacific civil society activist groups call for a ban on deep-sea mining.
Negotiations in Jamaica to develop ‘risky’ deep sea mining
FSM brings moratorium position on deep sea mining to the International Seabed Authority as negotiations have begun to develop a ‘risky’ mining code
Greenpeace urges alliance against ‘rush to open deep-sea mining’
Greenpeace urged NZ to stand in solidarity with Pacific neighbours and join the alliance calling for a moratorium on deep sea mining
CSIRO joins deep-sea mining project in Pacific as islands call for industry halt
CSIRO agrees to work with a controversial deep-sea mining project in the Pacific while conservationists say Australia is on ‘wrong side of debate’
Turn the Tide: Pacific leaders join global call for a halt to deep sea mining
Pacific urged global leaders to place a halt on deep-sea mining until there is enough scientific research to understand the impacts of deep-sea mining
Fiji supports moratorium on deep sea mining
Fiji joins other states to support a moratorium on deep sea mining, calling on fellow forum island states to support a 10-year moratorium on seabed mining
Calls on Pacific leaders to stand in solidarity against deep sea mining
PPADSM chair called on Pacific leaders to abandon their plans for deep-sea mining in their territorial waters and stand in solidarity against deep-sea mining