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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 […]
The tide turns on risky deep-sea mining as negotiations get underway in Jamaica. Negotiations have begun to develop a mining code that, if adopted, could see the largest extractive operation […]
Emmanuel Macron Calls for as Stop to Deep-Sea Mining at UN Ocean Conference As resistance to the emerging destructive deep-sea mining industry continued to skyrocket in Lisbon last week at […]
World Leaders and Parliamentarians call for Urgent Action to Halt The Emerging Deep-Sea Mining Industry As the UN Ocean Conference gets underway and global attention turns towards the ocean, political […]
Deep-sea mining in the spotlight on World Ocean Day. Environmental NGOs, the scientific community, the fishing industry and the UN Special Envoy for the Ocean agreed on the need for […]
Serious concerns about conduct of International Seabed Authority. Civil society reacts to reports of a catalogue of criticism levelled at the International Seabed Authority and call for an immediate independent […]
Majority of UK citizens support a moratorium on deep-sea mining. Results come in advance of international meeting on the deep sea and follow new study showing a chasm in our […]
Civil society calls for ocean health protection. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) last week concluded their 26th Meeting of the Council in Kingston, Jamaica to debate a “roadmap” designed to […]
Business backlash against deep-sea mining grows. Volkswagen Group, Triodos Bank, Scania, and Patagonia today joined growing calls for a moratorium on the emerging deep-sea mining industry. The world’s second-biggest car […]
Ocean progress within the COP process but in the face of greater loss – COP26 closing reaction – ocean NGOS. Reacting to the final outcome of the UNFCCC COP26 today, […]
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