Mining the seabed without proper regulations seems outlandish. But it could happen sooner than we think.
Tag: Oceans
Treaty to protect high seas too late to stop mining
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
Fukushima plan to release water into ocean approved by UN watchdog IAEA
Discharging the water would have “a negligible radiological impact on people and the environment”.
Pacific groups condemn Japan’s attempts to dismantle Pacific solidarity against Fukushima nuclear waste plans
Pacific groups call on Japan to abandon its plan to discharge treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean effective immediately
Mining the sea means mining public support too
Seabed mining is a long way from obtaining a social licence from the people most affected
Seabed mining could sink the fishing industry
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
Conservation International Premiere’s Lau Seascape Documentary at Inaugural Lau Yaubula Festival
The rich biodiversity and cultural richness of the Lau Islands
Rarotonga Treaty could be ‘undermined’ if Pacific leaders don’t oppose Japan’s nuclear dump
Even if Japan insists the wastewater is treated and safe, some Pacific leaders were “undermining the objectives of the Rarotonga Treaty by not standing up against Japan’s plans.” – says an international law expert
Pacific Islands Forum committed to addressing strong concerns on the Fukushima treated nuclear wastewater
PIF committed to addressing strong concerns on the potential threat of nuclear contamination to the health and security of the Blue Pacific, its people, and its prospects
Nuclear experts would drink Japan’s treated radioactive wastewater
New Zealand and Australian Independent nuclear experts say they would drink water and eat fish from the Pacific Ocean after Japan dumps its treated radioactive wastewater