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THE provincial government of Eastern Samar will play a key role in the interagency monitoring of mining operations to ensure responsible mining in the province. As a result of what it describes as “persevering efforts” of local officials led by Gov. Ben Evardone, the provincial government has gained a seat…
Led by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a bipartisan coalition re-introduced a resolution calling on the U.S. Senate to ratify the UN Convention on ...
Debate over proposed regulations for deep-sea mining will stretch into next year as a U.N. agency that presides over the international seabed concluded its last meeting of the year on Wednesday. The ongoing debate has led to growing concerns that a company or country will be the first in the world to apply for an exploitation license before any regulatory framework is in place. Juan José González, president of the International Seabed Authority’s council, told reporters that if an application is submitted, the council has an obligation to discuss it.
The upcoming offshore campaign is the latest in The Metals Company subsidiary NORI’s Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) to characterise the potential impacts of proposed polymetallic nodule collection operations.Scientists
As the Earth’s land-based resources are getting depleted, the world has turned its attention to the vast resources that lie beneath the ocean surface. However, the plans to open up the last untouched wilderness – the ocean seabed – to a new...