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Whale warning as clock ticks towards deep sea mining
Scientists warn deep sea mining could be a “significant risk to ocean ecosystems” with “long lasting and irreversible” impacts, including risks to globally endangered species, like blue whales.
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New Zealand blocks deep sea protection for South Pacific
The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) has given the green light to destroying up to 30% of vulnerable deep-water corals and sponges, following repeated lobbying from New Zealand against higher levels of protection.
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Global ocean protection hangs in the balance as critical UN meeting begins
Negotiations for a Global Ocean Treaty kick off again in New York this week, as UN member states meet for the final time to decide the future of our blue planet.
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What’s wrong with deep sea mining? 5 reasons deep sea mining is bad for the planet
The depths of our oceans hide a unique living world that we barely understand – but these mysteries are already under threat from a controversial new industry: deep sea mining.
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Let’s make 2023 the year for ocean protection
This year holds unprecedented opportunities for ocean protection. These exciting and future-defining moments don’t come around often, so let’s make the most of them.
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2023 is the year for ocean resolutions
In 2023, we can make huge changes that will protect our blue planet for the future.
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Shocking footage leaked from deep sea mining vessel
Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling leaked undercover footage of wastewater pouring into the Pacific ocean during deep sea mining tests “damning”, saying it exposes the industry greenwash and just how damaging…
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Avatar 2: The Way of Water or the way of the coloniser?
Some thoughts on cultural appropriation and parallels between Avatar 2 and the struggle to stop deep sea mining in the Pacific.
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Doomed deep sea miner The Metals Company under huge pressure
In what Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling another heavy blow to deep sea mining – the Canadian miner The Metals Company has received a delisting notice from the Nasdaq stock exchange…
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US court orders a ban on imports of NZ fish
This win by Sea Shepherd is damning for New Zealand's fishing industry and an indictment on the New Zealand Government for not taking stronger action to protect the Māui dolphin.
