Tonga Firms Opposition to Deep Sea Mining - Solomon Times Online
Tonga Firms Opposition to Deep Sea Mining “The message is: people in the island don't want any deep sea mining activity in the EEZ, nor the area. So that was the loud message that came through.” Source: The Maritime Executive Wednesday, 30 June 2021 10:50 AM Tonga civil society strongly opposes deep sea mining and reaffirms a total ban on all mining activities, saying the region including the kingdom needs to act. That position was made clear during the recent Pacific Blue Line webinar hosted by the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) and partners, a series that advocates agai...