Governments Fail to 'Rise to the Moment' as Seabed Meeting Ends Without Mining Pause

Governments Fail to 'Rise to the Moment' as Seabed Meeting Ends Without Mining Pause

The 30th ISA session concluded without the deep-sea mining moratorium pushed for by ocean advocates.

Governments leave International Seabed Authority negotiations without promised ocean action

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 July 2025: Weeks after governments promised bold action to protect the ocean at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice (June 2025), the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council and Assembly meetings have concluded with no moratorium on deep-sea mining and a widening gap between promises and performance. Despite vocal leadership from some States, which stood against efforts to rush the exploitation of the deep sea in the n…

Qatar Backs Balanced Ocean Mining at ISA Assembly

As part of joining international efforts to discuss ocean protection as well as deep-sea mining, Qatar recently participated in a major international conclave. The representative