The International Seabed Authority has two years to finalise regulations governing the controversial industry after Nauru notified the UN body of plans to start mining.
Tag: deep sea mining
Tonga firms opposition to deep-sea mining
During the recent Pacific Blue Line webinar, Tonga civil society opposed deep sea mining.
Nauru sets a two-year deadline for deep-sea mining rules
Nauru President notified ISA about the mining plans to be carried out by a subsidiary of The Metals Co.
Mining’s new frontier: Pacific nations caught in the rush for deep-sea riches
Miners are pushing hard to extract metals from the ocean floor, but there is mounting concern about what it might do to the marine environment
Former Tuvaluan PM references Samoa in mining ban call
Mr Sopoaga says it is important to go back to the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum to make a commitment to ban seabed mining in the Pacific.
Make informed decisions on deep sea mining: activist
Marshall Island based activist urges small island nations to follow science before making decisions on the impact of deep sea mining
Will deep sea mining destroy what the ocean already provides humanity? -says the writer of Natural Heritage Trust
Cook Islands deep sea is still an immense reservoir of dissolved carbon as 80 per cent of the dissolved carbon in the ocean is held in the deep sea
Seabed mining a disturbing new threat to the Pacific, says environmental activist
Deep sea mining an emerging industry that poses a huge threat to the Pacific and the world at large
Deep sea mining industry confronted at sea for the first time by Greenpeace
Greenpeace and the Pacific Islands have voiced rejection of deep-sea mining activity for posing a threat to the environment
Brands Back Call for Moratorium on Deep Seabed Mining
Calls for a global ban on deep seabed mining are coming from diverse actors