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by Elizabeth Claire Alberts for Mongabay on 17 December 2021 Delegates of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the multilateral body in charge of deep-sea mining in international waters, met recently in Kingston, Jamaica, and discussed whether to adopt...
Source: MiningWatch Canada, Deep Sea Mining Campaign The International Seabed Authority (ISA) pushes through a controversial in-person meeting despite a global spike in Covid-19 cases. Meanwhile, the company behind the rush for the ISA to finalise deep sea mining...
DeepGreen Metals attempts environmental facelift to boost lagging investment In a further attempt to distance itself from the significant environmental and social costs of deep sea mining, DeepGreen Metals merged with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)...
This article was published in ARENA MAGAZINE as part of issue NO. 162 BY CATHERINE COUMANS OCT 2019 When I mention that the global mining industry is eyeing the deep seabed as the next frontier in mining I am commonly met with gasps of disbelief and dismay. That gut...
