Tag: Deep-sea mining
PNG deep sea mining project another ‘failed investment’, says ex-minister
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The controversial Nautilus Solwara 1 deep sea mining project has been accused of being another Papua New Guinean government “failed investment” on...
Underestimate climate change political upheaval ‘at peril’, warns former PM
By David Robie at Te Papa
A former New Zealand prime minister has warned that climate change has the potential to force a legal and...
Opposition will ‘not let up’ to planned seabed mining in Philippines
By Rachel E. Llorca in Manila
Fishermen from the archipelagic province of Romblon in the Philippines are opposed to planned deep sea mining ventures...
‘No’ to deep sea bed mining plans for Pacific, says PNG’s...
Meredith Kuusa reports for TVWan News.
Pacific Media Centre News Desk
Papua New Guinea's Catholic Church cardinal has given a resounding "no" to deep sea mining...
PNG seabed mining an environment experiment based on ‘false hope’, say...
Nautilus Minerals has "pedalled false hope" for experimental seabed mining at the Papua New Guinea Petroleum and Mining Conference in Sydney, claims the Deep Sea...
Legal case filed as oil giant exits NZ for Arctic
An unprecedented legal case has been filed this week against the Norwegian government for allowing oil companies including state-owned Statoil to drill for new...
New ‘Resource Roulette’ report exposes deep-sea mining risks for Pacific
By Julie Hunter
International law firm Blue Ocean Law and the Fiji-based regional non-governmental organisation Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) have released a report detailing...
Researchers explore Pacific Ocean’s hidden deep ‘secrets’
Research expeditions can involve newly discovered species. This video shows a pale-winged creature dubbed "the ghost fish". It was discovered by the Schmidt Ocean...
