Groups Rally Against Seabed Mining At Pacific Forum Meeting
Groups Rally Against Seabed Mining At Pacific Forum Meeting Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 00:00 Moratorium on mining proposed until effects are better understood By Rachel Reeves AUCKLAND, New Zealand (Pacific Scoop, Aug. 28, 2012) – A petition bearing more than 8,000 signatures is being circulated among Forum participants this week as part of a regional effort to arrest seabed mining projects in the Pacific. A coalition of non-government organizations, which includes the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) and Act Now! PNG, is here on Rarotonga to raise awareness ab...