" indicating that preparatory work on regulations and environmental studies will continue. However, marine conservation organizations have described the move as a significant victory, with some calling it a decisive setback for deep-sea mining in Norway....
Norway has just authorised commercial deep-sea mining on its seabed, which is rich in rare and precious metals. This announcement has whetted the appetite of mining companies, which are developing robots and drones to collect the rocks, located at a depth of 3,000 metres. Billions of euros ...
Norway’s government has made a deal with two large opposition parties to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral exploration, despite warnings by environmental groups that it would threaten biodiversity.
Deep-sea mining 'seems to be inevitable,' UN regulator says, as fight for critical minerals heats up Norway has controversially taken aleading rolein the process of extracting minerals from the seabed, putting the country at odds with the likes of Germany, Britain, Canada and Mexico, which ha...
What can we do to help stop deep sea mining in Norway? We need to push the Norwegian government to give up its plan to start deep sea mining in the Arctic. To achieve this, Greenpeace International started by sending a direct message to the Norwegian Prime Minister while he was in New ...
Norway is poised to become one of the first countries in the world to approve thecontroversial practiceof deep-sea mining. In a parliamentary vote on Tuesday, lawmakers in the northern European country are expected to approve the government's proposal to open Norwegian waters for commercial-sc...
Amidst rising concerns for the environment, proponents say that Norway's decision could be a boonMunira RajkotwallaThe wealth of critical minerals under the sea could help the energy transition Photo: The Metals Co | Credits: The Metals Co ...
Norway opening up for deep-sea mining in the Arctic completely contradicts scientific recommendations and will make Norway an international environmental disaster, believes Martin Sveinssønn Melvær of Bellona.
Greenpeace and a team of whale researchers have travelled to the area that Norway has recently opened for deep sea mining to conduct research on marine mammals that may be affected by the controversial new industry. They discovered high levels of biodive
Norwegian deep-sea mining company Loke Marine Minerals has acquired the deep-sea mineral business UK Seabed Resources (UKSR), which holds 100% interest in two UK-sponsored licenses in the mineral-rich Clarion-Clipperton Zone...