Biodiversity > UN seabed authority reaches no conclusion on deep-sea mining rules despite mounting support for ban

UN seabed authority reaches no conclusion on deep-sea mining rules despite mounting support for ban

Published 12:54 on November 9, 2023  /  Last updated at 12:54 on November 9, 2023  / /  Biodiversity, International

The UN body responsible for the world’s seabed continued to hold discussions on a mining code for the extraction of precious minerals from the deep sea up to the last day of its Council meeting on Wednesday but failed to finalise them, as a Canadian miner announced on the same day that it would continue tests in the Pacific Ocean.
The UN body responsible for the world’s seabed continued to hold discussions on a mining code for the extraction of precious minerals from the deep sea up to the last day of its Council meeting on Wednesday but failed to finalise them, as a Canadian miner announced on the same day that it would continue tests in the Pacific Ocean.


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