Pacific Network for Environmental Assessment
Deep-sea mining could have an irreversible impact on Pacific fish stocks that will be devastating
In 2020, Japan performed the first successful test extracting cobalt crusts from the top of deep-
A UN agency tasked with regulating the deep sea is debating whether to open the Earth’s watery de
Nauru wants permission to mine the ocean floor for critical minerals used to make batteries for t
Controversial proposals to allow deep-sea mining will be centre-stage at global talks in
Leader of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has called on the government to investigate the closure of
Nauru is a small Pacific island 4,000km (2,485 miles) off the coast of Australia.
In a significant step towards ensuring sustainable management of seabed resources, the National E
