deep sea mining

Norway’s Parliament Votes Yes on Deep-Sea Mining in Norwegian Sea

Norway’s Parliament Votes Yes on Deep-Sea Mining in Norwegian Sea

Norway’s parliament voted Tuesday for a bill to allow deep-sea mining in the Arctic waters of the Norwegian Sea. The government has said it plans to move forward with mining of the seabed for minerals sustainably, requiring environmental studies before approving licenses. However, environmentalists have said this practice cannot be done without harming marine life. […]

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    The Inside Story of ‘the Largest Conservation Agreement in the History of the World’

    The Inside Story of ‘the Largest Conservation Agreement in the History of the World’

    On Saturday, March 4, world leaders finally agreed on a treaty to protect the high seas.  The accord reached by the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction establishes a mechanism for sharing the benefits of scientific discoveries from marine life, enforces environmental impact assessments for new human activities in international waters […]

    Deep-Sea Mining Could Harm Whales and Dolphins, Too

    Deep-Sea Mining Could Harm Whales and Dolphins, Too

    Blue whales are the largest animals on Earth, but that didn’t save them when commercial whaling wiped out as much as 97 percent of their numbers. Today, the aquatic giants are still considered Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, and while their numbers are increasing, they still face threats including […]