The future of critical minerals and deep seabed mining
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Serbia’s Cadastre of Mining Waste fails to deliver transparency and safety
The Cadastre of Mining Waste in Serbia, established with significant EU funding, has not fulfilled its intended purpose of providing
Environmental Justice Foundation applauds EU’s stance against deep-sea mining
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) celebrated the European Commission’s reaffirmation of its stance on a moratorium on deep-sea mining. On
India’s NIOT conducts successful deep-sea mining trials in the Andaman Sea
The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has initiated significant exploratory trials in the Andaman Sea with the Varaha-3, a
Environmental and Economic groups criticize Australia’s coal mine expansions
Environmental and economic organizations have strongly condemned the Australian government’s decision to approve the expansion of three coal mines in
Greenpeace protests Loke Marine Minerals’ deep sea mining plans in the Arctic
Greenpeace International has released a new report titled Gambling with the Deep Sea – Those Betting on Mining the Arctic,
EU NGOs urge sustainable solutions over deep-sea mining amid environmental concerns
While the Draghi report references an 11-year-old study on seabed minerals, recent research underscores the financial risks and uncertainties surrounding
The role of scientists in shaping Arctic futures: Unintentional promotion and responsibility in deep-sea mining
In the rapidly evolving Arctic, local communities are central to decision-making processes concerning extractivism, bearing the direct consequences of these
Controversy rises as Nauru-backed firm advances deep-sea mining plans
This month, at a week-long session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), efforts to impose a global moratorium on deep-sea
European NGO criticizes EU mining waste rules as outdated and inadequate for new mining projects
While Europe often prides itself on having some of the highest environmental and social standards globally, its mining waste regulations
EU mining waste regulations under review: Time for an upgrade to meet new standards
The analysis of the 2006 EU Extractive Waste Directive highlights several critical issues with Europe’s current mining waste regulations. Given
Greenpeace discovers high biodiversity in Arctic area proposed for deep-sea mining, raising environmental concerns
Greenpeace has reported finding significant marine biodiversity in an area of the Arctic slated for deep-sea mining, intensifying concerns over