Source: Yahoo news
On May 2022, over 200 scientists, leaders, youth advocates and ocean champions took part in the Blue Climate Summit in French Polynesia. Their objective was to advance ocean-related solutions to climate change through concrete, actionable projects. The Blue Climate Summit Outcomes Report was published today on the Blue Climate Initiative website. The report identifies deep-sea mining of the most urgent threat to the ocean.
Source: Greenpeace
Author: Emma Page
Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) and Greenpeace Aotearoa delivered a petition to Green Party MP Eugenie Sage and Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer at Te Whare Paremata (Parliament).
The petition, signed by over 35,000 New Zealanders, called for the ban of seabed mining.
Source: RNZ
Author: Koroi Hawkins
Representatives of Pacific civil society and conservation groups are calling on the New Zealand government to show regional leadership and support a moratorium on deep sea mining.
Continue reading Pacific civil society groups urge NZ to support a moratorium on deep sea mining
Pacific representatives today called on the New Zealand Government to urgently support an international moratorium on deep seabed mining.
Source: Scoop
Author: Pacific Parliamentarians Alliance on Deep Sea Mining (PPADSM)
The Pacific Parliamentarians Alliance on Deep Sea Mining (PPADSM) acknowledged announcements from the Fiji Government and two philanthropic organisations in support of various efforts to ensure that the Pacific Ocean is safeguarded from deep seabed mining (DSM), which poses significant threats to marine ecosystems and biodiversity, and serves no benefit to Pacific peoples.
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Source: RNZ
Author: Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor
Palau is the first small island developing state to host a large event like Our Ocean, hosting more than 500 delegates from over 80 countries. As a Pacific island, Palau is on the front line of the potential impacts of deep-sea mining.
Continue reading Palau hosts Our Ocean Conference and speaks out against deep-sea mining
Source: The World Council of Churches
Mining in the deep seabed may also lead to deep injustice for Pacific people if the practice damages marine life, scars a fragile environment, and tightens the “western straitjacket” on communities, said researchers during a recent webinar.
Continue reading Pacific people caught in the link between ecological racism and deep-sea mining
Source: Newswires
In a webinar organised by the G20 Interfaith Forum, experts argue that DSM is a form of ecological racism that threatens regional stability and goes against the Pacific’s holistic and spiritual approach to life and the environment.
Continue reading Prominent Pacific Leaders Discuss Why Deep Sea Mining is Racist
Source: Devdiscourse
Deep sea mining will not only impact seafloor ecosystems but also mid-water ecosystems, including fish stocks.
Many Pacific island countries, where most seabed mineral explorations are underway, are dependent on fisheries for livelihoods, nutrition and government revenue.
Continue reading Seabed mining equity dilemmas in the Pacific
