{"id":49458,"date":"2021-09-17T14:31:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T02:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=49458"},"modified":"2024-07-12T11:48:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T23:48:14","slug":"nz-abstains-on-global-seabed-mining-moratorium-vote-at-iucn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/nz-abstains-on-global-seabed-mining-moratorium-vote-at-iucn\/","title":{"rendered":"NZ abstains on global seabed mining moratorium vote at IUCN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The New Zealand Government\u2019s decision to abstain from voting in support of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/publication\/deep-water-the-emerging-threat-of-deep-sea-mining\/\">deep sea mining<\/a> moratorium at the IUCN World Conservation Congress has been met with sharp criticism from Greenpeace Aotearoa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>It was revealed this week that New Zealand, which is represented at the IUCN World Conservation Congress by the Department of Conservation (DOC), abstained from voting whilst the motion received overwhelming support from other countries including the Pacific island nation of Fiji.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>Greenpeace Aotearoa seabed mining campaigner James Hita said the New Zealand Government continues to fall behind the rest of the world in preserving our oceans.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s incredibly disappointing to see the New Zealand Government opt out of supporting the deep sea mining moratorium. Deep sea mining is one of the greatest threats our oceans face at the moment, especially in the Pacific. We don\u2019t have time anymore to simply abstain from voting.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cNew Zealander and our Pacific cousins need New Zealand\u2019s government to be on the right side of history on deep sea mining. Abstaining from voting &#8211; is not. Greenpeace Aotearoa wants the Government to take a leadership position on deep sea mining by supporting the moratorium especially when we are a Pacific country,\u201d says Hita.<\/p>\n\n<p>Delegates at this year\u2019s global conservation summit also voted overwhelmingly for the reform of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the UN-mandated body tasked with regulating this activity.<br><br>Eighty-one governments and government agencies attending the IUCN World Conservation Congress voted in favor of the moratorium, laid out in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucncongress2020.org\/motion\/069\">Motion 69<\/a>, while 18 voted against and 28 abstained. Around 577 NGOs and civil society organisations also voted in favor, while only 32 voted against and 35 abstained.<br><br>Other countries who abstained from voting included the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States of America, Australia and France.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe relevance of the moratorium\u2019s support is even more important following the South Pacific nation of Nauru\u2019s decision to trigger the \u201ctwo-year rule\u201d only months ago,\u201d says Hita.<br><br>The two year rule requires the ISA to allow the nation to begin mining in two years\u2019 time under whatever regulations have been established by then.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Nauru sponsors a subsidiary of a Canadian company previously known as \u2018DeepGreen\u2019. Recently, DeepGreen formally merged with Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corporation to form The Metals Company, which is valued at $2.9 billion.<br><br>Activists aboard Greenpeace\u2019s Rainbow Warrior <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-confronts-deep-sea-mining-industry-in-pacific-ocean\/\">confronted a ship chartered by DeepGreen in the Pacific this year<\/a>, displaying banners reading \u201cStop Deep Sea Mining\u201d and painting \u201cRISK\u201d on the side of the vessel.<br><br>If deep sea mining is allowed to progress forward in two years time, there could be an accelerated increase of activity in the region as other countries and companies will seek to obtain licenses.&nbsp;Greenpeace Aotearoa is also <a href=\"https:\/\/petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/oceans-ban-seabed-mining\">calling on the NZ Govt to ban all seabed mining<\/a> and a supporting petition has been signed by more than 22,000.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe New Zealand Government failed to step up and show support but the overall vote sends a clear and powerful message to the International Seabed Authority that there is no global support to mine the deep sea,\u201d says Hita.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-16190 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-ban-seabed-mining\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/04\/64cce2ab-whale-tail-tonga-bg-1024x677.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/04\/64cce2ab-whale-tail-tonga-bg-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/04\/64cce2ab-whale-tail-tonga-bg-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/04\/64cce2ab-whale-tail-tonga-bg-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/04\/64cce2ab-whale-tail-tonga-bg-510x337.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/04\/64cce2ab-whale-tail-tonga-bg.jpg 1200w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\" title=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-ban-seabed-mining\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPETITION: Ban seabed mining in Aotearoa\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Seabed mining is a new threat to the oceans. 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