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The Ocean Hope Expedition: A Successful milestone achieved in Mexico. Farah Obaidullah, founder of The Ocean and Us, has wrapped up her three-week journey through Baja, California as part of The […]
Deep sea mining risks over $560 billion for terrestrial mining economies, with minimal financial gain. Planet Tracker previously highlighted the negative environmental impacts of deep sea mining – but there’s […]
The Ocean Hope Expedition champions High Seas protection and calls for a moratorium on deep-sea mining. Amid escalating climate and biodiversity crises, the ocean—the very heart of our planet—faces mounting […]
Key EU fisheries stakeholders call for a deep-sea mining moratorium as Norway prepares first licensing round. The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) welcome the position of […]
Groundbreaking discovery in the deep ocean. Oxygen production by polymetallic nodules targeted by the deep-sea mining industry. In a ground-breaking discovery, scientists have revealed that oxygen is being produced in […]
Final dust settles slowly in the deep sea. ‘Dust clouds’ at the bottom of the deep sea, that will be created by deep-sea mining activities, descend at a short distance […]
Government launches new UK-based environmental science network on deep-sea mining. Experts and academics are invited to join a new science network that will help to provide evidence on the environmental […]
European Parliament responds to Norway’s decision to open the Arctic to deep-sea mining by calling for a global moratorium on the industry. The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC), Environmental Justice […]
Activists united against Norway’s plans for deep sea mining. International activists and environmental organisations gathered outside the Norwegian Parliament on Tuesday as the vote to approve the opening for deep sea […]
The 28th session of the ISA comes to a close with the future of the deep sea at stake. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council meeting concluded on November 8 […]
Humanity faces a triple planetary crisis as the International Seabed Authority rushes ahead to approve deep-sea mining. This week countries will convene in Kingston, Jamaica for the International Seabed Authority’s […]
Battle to defend the deep takes centre stage at the International Seabed Authority, as threat of mining looms. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) Assembly meeting concluded last week, ending three […]
The fate of deep-sea mining hangs in the balance as global support for a moratorium reaches unprecedented high. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is facing mounting pressure as governments, scientists, […]
Deep Sea Conservation Coalition deep-sea mining. As deep-sea mining negotiations began last week at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Jamaica, the race to defend the deep accelerated. The first week […]
Race to defend the deep heats up in Kingston. This week countries from around the world will convene in Kingston, Jamaica to negotiate rules and regulations that if agreed and […]
Opposition to deep-sea mining grows but governments fail to block destructive industry. Deep-sea mining negotiations close in Kingston, Jamaica, as concern surrounding the controversial industry reaches an all time high. […]
Deep sea protection a priority says civil society ahead of IMPAC5. As the world gathers in Vancouver for the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) the Deep Sea Conservation […]
France calls for ban on deep-sea mining at COP27. The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC), welcomed the announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron that France is calling for a ban […]
New Zealand call for a moratorium on destructive deep-sea mining in international waters. Deep Sea Conservation Coalition reaction. Just days before the International Seabed Authority meets in Jamaica, seeking to […]
Deep-sea mining negotiations demonstrate that the destructive industry cannot go ahead. This week, deep-sea mining negotiations in Jamaica enter their third week as backlash surrounding the nascent industry grows. Concerns […]
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