Source: The Namibian
Author: Shinovene Immanuel
Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta says he will conduct a hearing in the next two weeks to hear counter objections against the issuing of an environmental clearance certificate for phosphate mining.
Source: The Namibian
Author: Shinovene Immanuel
The lawyer representing the fishing organisations that are suing to stop seabed phosphate mining said he is optimistic that they will win their court case.
Source: New Zealand Herald
Author: New Zealand Herald Editorial
The news that Niwa scientists are going to make a proper investigation of the environmental impact of seabed mining will be welcomed by both sides of this debate. New Zealand sits atop a large continental shelf stretching to the limits of its exclusive economic zone and apart from drilling for oil and gas we have barely scratched the surface of its potential mineral resources.
Continue reading Editorial: Niwa’s study of seabed mining risks will be useful – New Zealand Herald
Source: Earthworks
Author: Shreema Mehta
Coastal communities living in Baja California Sur, Mexico, achieved a huge victory recently in blocking an offshore mining project — one of several proposed projects to dredge up minerals from the sea.
Continue reading Victory: Mexico Seabed Mining Project Scrapped
Source: University of British Columbia
Author: Sea Around Us
Researchers with UBC’s Sea Around Us project have launched a new web platform at www.seaaroundus.org that provides the first comprehensive coverage of both reported and unreported fish caught by every country in the world.
Continue reading New data on reported and unreported marine catches now available online
The decision by New Zealand’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to refuse consent for a bid to mine phosphate from the Chatham Rise’s deep sea bed is logical, wise, and a victory for good science, and a vindication of all the concerns raised by the groups in the hearing, say environmental groups who opposed the scheme.
Continue reading New Zealand’s seabed mining decision a “victory for good science”
“Astonishing and irresponsible” is how experts and environmentalists have greeted the news that the Government of New Zealand has granted a subsidy of up to $20 million to a company proposing to operate a deep sea mine, while a legal Hearing on its application to do so is still deliberating.
Concluding arguments in a case which could set international precedents for deep seabed mining were heard today, in Wellington, New Zealand.
Continue reading Hearing could Affect Global Spread of Deep Seabed Mining
Source: stuff.co.nz
Author: Liam Hyslop
Phosphate mining should not be allowed on the Chatham Rise as it will damage marine environments, environment groups say. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has started calling final submissions at its hearing over the application by Chatham Rock Phosphate (CRP) to mine phosphates off New Zealand’s coast.
Continue reading Chatham mining will ‘destroy’ rare seabed life
Evidence submitted so far to the EPA’s hearing on a deep sea phosphate mining proposal for the Chatham Rise shows the proposal should be rejected for a number of very concerning reasons, environmental groups said today.
Continue reading EPA should reject seabed mining application say environment groups
