By Catherine Coumans, Asia Pacific Program Coordinator at MiningWatch Canada Background Vancouver based The Metals Company (TMC) holds concessions for exploration of polymetallic nodules in the Clarion Clipperton Zone, in Pacific international waters, granted to it...
Ottawa—As the International Seabed Authority meets in Jamaica, a petition asking for a global moratorium on deep seabed mining, signed by more than 4000 Canadians, goes to the government for a response. On December 20, 2021, Oceans North, MiningWatch Canada, the...
Six Canadian NGOs and charities launch a parliamentary petition calling on the Canadian government to support a moratorium on deep seabed mining in international waters (Ottawa) Oceans North, MiningWatch Canada, the Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society...
Join MiningWatch Canada, Oceans North and other Canadian organizations in calling for a moratorium on deep seabed mining in international waters. Sign the parliamentary petition we have co-sponsored. Canadian mining companies are on the forefront of efforts...