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‘Madness’: World Leaders Call for Deep-Sea Mining Moratorium at UN Ocean Summit
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ecotopical.com‘Madness’: World leaders call for deep-sea mining moratorium at UN ocean summit
NICE, France — At the 2025 U.N. Ocean Conference (UNOC), taking place in Nice, France, between June 9 and 13, world leaders renewed their call for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining, an emerging industry that many experts say could seriously and irreversibly damage marine ecosystems. At the opening plenary, French President Emmanuel Macron denounced deep-sea mining as “madness.” He described the prospective industry as a “predatory” activity…
The EU Council of Ministers has now also backed calls for a moratorium on the extraction of precious metals from the deep seabed, Council President António Costa announced when he spoke at the UN Ocean Conference UNOC3, which is taking place in France this week.
LAUNCH. Encouraged by the demand for minerals, mining is spreading into the abyss. A still infancy practice, which Donald Trump wants to accelerate, despite the many risks that this practice poses to the environment.
According to the latest count, 37 states have taken a stand in favour of a moratorium or a ban on deep-water mining since the one Ocean Summit in Brest in 2022, and then called for a ban on deep-water mining.
The third United Nations Conference on the Ocean enters the second day today with more countries approving moratoriums on deep-sea mining, rising to 36, a measure requested by scientists who demand the need for more studies. At the beginning of the conference (which takes place in Nice, France), 33 countries, including Portugal, had established moratoriums on deep sea exploration and today Cyprus, the Marshall Islands and Latvia have joined. Pr…
Moratorium on deep sea mining announced
NICE, France – The Solomon Islands government has announced a moratorium on deep sea prospecting and mining, reaffirming its commitment to protect the nation’s rich marine environment and support sustainable ocean use. This decision was highlighted by Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele, during his statement at the 3rd United Nations Oceans Conference in Nice, France.As a nation deeply connected to the ocean culturally, economically, and environ…
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