International Seabed Authority Rushes to Open Deep Seas to Mining Amid Calls for a Moratorium

Date: 18 July 2022

Press Release

Source: Greenpeace

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is fast-tracking regulations that could allow the deep sea mining industry to begin operations as early as July 2023. The regulations are being discussed at a meeting starting today in Kingston, Jamaica. An alliance of Pacific nations, along with scientists, youth groups, and civil society organizations, are calling for a moratorium on the industry, which could wreak havoc on one of the world’s most fragile ecosystems and exacerbate climate change.

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