Published date: 29-Jun-2022
Chair of the Pacific Parliamentarians Alliance on Deep Sea Mining (PPADSM)has called on Pacific nations of Nauru, Cook Islands, Kiribati and the Kingdom of Tonga to follow the lead of Tuvalu and abandon their plans for deep-sea mining in their territorial waters.
Vanuatu Opposition leader, Ralph Regenvanu made the plea in his virtual address at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon side event: Reviewing our common heritage and responsibility in light of climate crisis and dangers of deep-sea mining.