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Undercover video and scientist testimonies show deep sea mining tests tainted by pollution and flawed monitoring
Source: MiningWatch Canada, Deep Sea Mining Campaign, Greenpeace International Undercover footage of the latest deep sea mining tests in the Pacific Ocean shows the discharge of waste directly into the sea [1]. The tests were carried out between mid-September and...
NZ backs conditional moratorium on seabed mining in international waters
Originally posted here. Hon Nanaia Mahuta Minister of Foreign AffairsMinita Take AorerePĀNUI PĀPĀHO MEDIA STATEMENT The Government has announced Aotearoa New Zealand will back a conditional moratorium on deep sea mining in areas beyond national jurisdiction, until...
New Modelling Predicts Deep Sea Mining by Tonga and The Metals Company to Pollute Hawaii and Kiribati Waters
Impacts on health and livelihood of the peoples of Hawaii and Kiribati could translate into crippling liabilities for Tonga and The Metals Company SOURCE: Deep Sea Mining Campaign, INTERPRT, Ozeanien Dialog For more information, please contact: Natalie Lowrey...
Pressure is on to start mining the deep sea. Is it worth it?
A sea cucumber is seen on the deep ocean floor in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, an area of the Pacific Ocean where mining companies want to exploit polymetallic nodules rich in cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese. (Diva Amon and Craig Smith/Abyssal Baseline Project)...
A tiny fraction of the high seas are protected. Why a UN treaty is needed now more than ever
Latest round of UN negotiations on marine biodiversity treaty to wrap up Friday By Jaela Bernstien, CBC News As two weeks of negotiations at United Nations headquarters in New York City wrap up Friday, many hope the culmination will be a legally binding...
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The Metals Company: From Riches to Rags… to Penny Stocks?
Source: Deep Sea Mining Campaign, MiningWatch Canada (Victoria/Ottawa/London) The Metals Company’s (TMC) second quarterly results are out – just as the company appears close to violating the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange...
Bloomberg: Governments Turn Against Deep-Sea Mining as EV Boom Drives Demand for Metals
A new species from a new order of Cnidaria lives on sponge stalks attached to nodules in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean.Photographer: Craig Smith and Diva Amon, ABYSSLINE Project via NOAA A UN-affiliated organization meets this week to negotiate...
Blink and It’s Gone: TMC’s First AGM is a Sham
Civil society organisations denounce the lack of accountability and transparency at the first Annual General Meeting (AGM) of The Metals Company (TMC), which took place yesterday 31st May as a virtual meeting. SOURCE: MiningWatch Canada, Deep Sea Mining Campaign,...
The high seas provide an opportunity for Canadian leadership
Steps need to be taken to ensure that deep seabed mining does not put at risk species that are not found anywhere else in the world. Written by Susanna D. Fuller, Catherine Coumans, Nicole Zanesco. Originally published on Policy OptionsApril 13, 2022 From the...