Nauru is behind a push to fast-track talks on mining rules for the deep seabed, which could see fragile habitats opened to exploitation as early as 2023
Tag: deep sea mining
My Family’s Pacific Island Home Is Grappling with Deep-Sea Mining
Rachel Reeves shares what she has learned being up close and personal with the debate on deep-sea mining.
New Zealand ruling against deep-sea mining set a global precedent – now Ardern should ban it
Court decision affirmed the view that seabed mining is too dangerous, too risky and too harmful to the environment
‘The sharks are hiding’: locals claim deep-sea mining off Papua New Guinea has stirred up trouble
‘Shark calling’, a Papua New Guinea tradition of singing to sharks then catching them by hand, could vanish – and locals blame deep-sea disturbances
Race to the bottom: the disastrous blindfolded rush to mine the deep sea
One of the largest mining operations ever seen on Earth aims to despoil an ocean we are only barely beginning to understand
Investors take flight from The Metals Company- Pacific Island countries should do the same: Pacific civil society
Pacific civil society warns that prospective deep sea miner, The Metals Company (TMC) may well go down the same path as the failed Nautilus Minerals
Is deep-sea mining a cure for the climate crisis or a curse?
Trillions of metallic nodules on the sea floor could help stop global heating, but mining them may damage ocean ecology
The Race for EV Parts Leads to Risky Deep-Ocean Mining
Some scientists suspect that disturbing ocean sediment could stir up long-sequestered carbon.
Push to formalise deep sea mining regulations sparks concern
The Nauru Government’s two-year rule for deep sea mining has concerned environmental groups, but lawyers say what happens next is very unclear.
DeepGreen the main beneficiary of Nauru’s mining trigger
The Pacific Regional Civil Society groups say DeepGreen is the real beneficiary of the Nauru Government’s decision to trigger the start of seabed mining.