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You can’t mine the seabed without proper rules

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    • There is now a growing chorus for a moratorium on deep-sea mining. Greenpeace activists protest in front of the Ministry of Industry in Prague, Czech Republic, Jun 1, 2023.
    • There is now a growing chorus for a moratorium on deep-sea mining. Greenpeace activists protest in front of the Ministry of Industry in Prague, Czech Republic, Jun 1, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS

    Pradeep Singh

    Published Mon, Jul 3, 2023 · 07:06 PM

    JUL 10, 2023 is shaping as D-Day for the world’s oceans.

    That is the day after a two-year deadline placed on the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to finalise mining regulations in seabed areas beyond national jurisdiction is set to expire.

    The possibility of mining the seabed being green-lighted in the absence of regulations has caused a lot of uneasiness among member states, environmental groups and the public.

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