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      British Head of Deep Sea Authority Accused of Pushing for 'Reckless' Mining

      "There can be no exploitation of the deep seabed without agreeing on a set of rules and regulations that ensure high environmental standards," said one Belgian delegate to the International Seabed Authority.

      Julia Conley
      Mar 21, 2023

      As delegates from 36 countries convene in Kingston, Jamaica for a summit on the deep sea, a number of diplomats are accusing the administrative head of the United Nations-affiliated International Seabed Authority of trying to push the body to approve a mining application without first finalizing regulations on how the project should move forward.

      The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is expecting to receive an application later this year from The Metals Company, a Canadian firm whose deep sea mining plans are sponsored by Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga, and the Republic of Kiribati.

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      Plastic bottles washed up on the beach due to storms in Naples, Italy on November 23, 2022.

      Cleanup of Oceans 'Futile' If Plastic Production Continues at Current Rate: Scientist

      A new study stresses urgent action is required to tackle a "growing plastic smog" of over 170 trillion particles in the world's oceans.

      Jessica Corbett
      Mar 09, 2023

      On the heels of a historic agreement to protect the biodiversity of the high seas, researchers from around the world published a study this week underscoring the need for rapid, sweeping action to address "unprecedented" plastic pollution of oceans and sharply reduce global production.

      "We've found an alarming trend of exponential growth of microplastics in the global ocean since the millennium, reaching over 170 trillion plastic particles," said lead author Marcus Eriksen, co-founder of the 5 Gyres Institute in California. "This is a stark warning that we must act now at a global scale."

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      'Time Is Up': Greenpeace Warns Global Ocean Treaty Under Threat of Failure

      "We are once again on the brink of these talks falling apart as countries have chosen not to rise to the occasion as they quibble over minor points," said one Greenpeace campaigner.

      Brett Wilkins
      Feb 27, 2023

      Greenpeace warned Monday that nations are "once again stalling" as they enter the final week of talks on the United Nations Ocean Treaty, a pact the environmental group says would "safeguard marine life and be the biggest conservation victory for a generation" if negotiators get it right.

      A new draft of the landmark treaty "still contains major areas of disagreement," said Greenpeace, whose activists displayed a large banner supporting the treaty outside United Nations headquarters in New York City on Monday.

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