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What Is The CCAMLR, And Why Should We Care?
Learn how the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) works, and about its continued failure to protect the Southern Ocean.
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Stopping deep sea mining before it starts, with Creative Confrontations
Get the recap on Greenpeace's international actions to stop Deep Sea Mining.
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Deep sea mining industry fails to get green light but remains a threat
Kingston, Jamaica, 28 July 2023 — As the Rainbow Warrior was sailing across the Pacific for part of Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Climate Justice Ship Tour, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) negotiations were concluding, with deep sea mining companies failing to get an immediate green light to start plundering the oceans. Opposition to deep sea mining…
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What We Want from the International Seabed Authority (ISA)
In July 2023, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) will hold crucial meetings, and Greenpeace has specific asks to protect our oceans and prevent reckless deep sea mining.
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Who’s in charge of Deep Sea Mining?
Unmasking the International Seabed Authority (ISA)
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What’s Happening With Deep Sea Mining?
2023 is a crucial year for stopping deep sea mining before it can begin. The deep sea mining industry has forced governments’ hands, using an obscure legal loophole to set…
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Protecting Our Oceans from Deep Sea Mining: Updates from the ISA Meeting
Over recent weeks, we’ve made significant progress in the fight to protect our oceans from the destructive practice of deep sea mining during the recent ISA Assembly meeting which ended Friday 21 July 2023. However, our work is far from over, and we need your continued support to ensure the well-being of our marine ecosystems.…
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UN Ocean Treaty Adopted: A Game-Changer for Ocean Conservation
In a monumental step towards preserving the world’s oceans, the United Nations (UN) has officially adopted the historic UN Ocean Treaty. This crucial agreement, which was unanimously agreed upon in March 2023, serves as a powerful legal instrument to protect marine ecosystems. Following months of meticulous legal scrutiny and translation into all official UN languages,…
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Historic UN Ocean Treaty
New York, 4 March 2023 – A historic UN Ocean Treaty has finally been agreed at the United Nations after almost two decades of negotiations. Greenpeace USA activists and local artist groups take part in an art occupation outside the United Nations in New York, during the resumed IGC5 negotiations. The text will now go…
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Natural Wonders: Deep-Sea Armoured Ocean Snails
These ocean snails reside near underwater heat vents that are typically found around volcanically active sites, although the scaly-foot gastropods themselves are endemic to three regions in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Their shell is composed of iron-sulphides, as too are the scales along their ‘foot’.