{"id":65151,"date":"2024-08-03T14:58:18","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T02:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=65151"},"modified":"2024-08-20T17:11:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T05:11:53","slug":"isa-election-result-implication-deep-sea-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/isa-election-result-implication-deep-sea-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"International Seabed Authority wraps with election of new Secretary-General and growing movement of countries against deep sea mining"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The International Seabed Authority\u2019s Assembly has elected Brazilian oceanographer Leticia Carvalho to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isa.org.jm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ISBA_29_A_10-AUV.pdf\">new Secretary General<\/a>, replacing Michael Lodge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Greenpeace International campaigner Louisa Casson says:<\/strong> \u201cLeticia Carvalho has just been elected on a promise to deliver much-needed transparency and accountability to this organisation that is of vital importance for the future of the oceans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe new Secretary General must put the health of the oceans at the heart of the ISA. People around the world looking at what has happened here in the past week are seeing a growing wave of resistance to deep sea mining as well as companies discrediting scientific work and Indigenous peoples\u2019 cultural heritage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWe hope to see the new Secretary General take the helm and work with governments to change the ISA\u2019s course to serve in the public interest, as it has been driven by the narrow corporate interests of the deep sea mining industry for far too long.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Greenpeace Aotearoa deep sea mining campaigner Juressa Lee (Te Rarawa, Ng\u0101puhi, Rarotonga) says:<\/strong> \u201cIt is clear that an increasing number of governments, including many in the Pacific, are joining the growing movement against this nascent and destructive industry. This change of leadership must tip the balance in favour of protecting the ocean and all who depend upon it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cIn this election, member states have overwhelmingly supported a new president who articulated a pro-conservation stance. This further highlights the growing momentum against the destructive deep sea mining industry.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cGoing forward, decisions at ISA must be well-informed by the best available, independent science and research and that must include the participation of Indigenous Peoples and their traditional knowledge systems, which will help protect our planet and our communities for generations to come.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cAotearoa was one of the first countries to call for a moratorium in 2022. But the New Zealand Government now risks swimming against the tide with the Fast Track Approvals Bill potentially opening up the threat of Trans-Tasman Resources being allowed to mine the seabed off the coast of Taranaki.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cAllowing seabed mining here in Aotearoa would undermine global efforts to halt deep sea mining in its tracks in the Pacific,\u201d says Lee.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-52168  sticky-bottom-mobile collapse show\"\n\t\t\tid=\"action-card\"\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-stop-deep-sea-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\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-1024x535.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-510x266.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner.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-stop-deep-sea-mining\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPETITION: Stop deep sea mining\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\">It\u2019s time for New Zealand to take a stand. 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The whakapapa of my wh\u0101nau is a journey through Te Moana Nui a Kiwa. From the Whangape Harbour to Rawhiti via Ngawha, down to Tauranga Moana, over to Tupapa and Ngatangiia in Rarotonga, and north again to Tahiti. My tamariki, through their p\u0101p\u0101, also whakapapa to Toi village in Niue. I was raised by a frugal mother who was always mindful of her impact on the planet, and navigated it accordingly. My dad has always enjoyed nature and instilled in us that there were responsibilities we had to be able to keep enjoying it. This was my very first influence. When I became an adult and then a mother myself, decolonising my life became a priority to raise my tamariki with an unapologetic, Indigenous worldview. Along the way and without realising, my whakaaro around kaitiakitanga began to shift, or rather, return. I felt more responsible, but also more empowered. I connect the dots between 160+ years of colonisation, extractivism, social and environmental harms and injustices and a worldview that sees the environment as separate to people. That people are somehow entitled to take, own, throw away, destroy and degrade. We are witnessing the impacts from living in a system rooted in colonialism and racism and extractive industries are devastating the planet and furthering the climate crisis. Now, wannabe miners are eyeing up the seabed in the South Taranaki Bight, and also seeking to plunder the deep seas. This problem is colossal, but so is our fight to protect te taiao. There are solutions to these issues. We must stop seabed mining before it starts.","url":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/juressa\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/72"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65151"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65154,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65151\/revisions\/65154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65151"},{"taxonomy":"p4-page-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/p4-page-type?post=65151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}