Deep Sea Conservation Coalition Reaction
20/3/23
An article published yesterday (19 March) in the New York Times highlights concerns by International Seabed Authority (ISA) State delegates surrounding a lack of impartiality of the ISA’s Secretary General. The article points to the pro-mining agenda of the ISA Secretary General – the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) calls for urgent reform of the Authority.
Source: EFE:Verde
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Source: Reuters
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The Green Party is once again calling on the Government to announce its support for a moratorium on deep sea mining, and to support a member’s bill going to select committee.
Te Pāti Māori Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer’s member’s bill Prohibition on Seabed Mining Legislation Amendment Bill was drawn from the Members’ Ballot today.
Author: Ian Morse
Mariama Williams grew up among Jamaica’s sugarcane plantations, not too far from what would become the ISA headquarters. For the last two decades, she has been teaching and advising governments on feminist economics. She has authored or edited four volumes on finance with a lens on gender. Her latest explores gender in climate finance, setting her up to be a lead author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest chapter about investment and finance. One of its main findings is that global capital isn’t flowing where climate action needs it.
Author: Kayla Hemana
It baffles me to think that some rich fella across the world somewhere is planning to mine the ocean floor. Has humanity not learnt enough about our impact on the world already? It’s frightening when you think about the prospect of corporates mining the deep sea, potentially destroying any chance of its recovery, for profit.
Te Pāti Māori Co-leader, Ngāti Ruanui and Ngā Rauru uri Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is today celebrating that her Prohibition on Seabed Mining Legislation Amendment Billhas been drawn from Parliament’s biscuit tin, while calling on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the Labour Party to support the Bill.
Authour: Louella Losinio
The call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining is gaining traction as more countries and jurisdictions throw in their support for the movement.
While the wave of support shows promise, the tide has not yet completely turned. Not until the International Seabed Authority (ISA) considers the call to action as it goes through the second round of its 27th session in Jamaica starting in early July until this month.
