The struggle at the International Seabed Authority over deep sea mineral resources

2025 will be a decisive year for the deep sea mining regime. Pressure is mounting on the International Seabed Authority to adopt regulations for the commercial extraction of minerals while an increasing group of diverse actors are calling for a moratorium. In this comment, we give an overview of the...

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Main Authors: Isabel Feichtner, Harald Ginzky
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-12-01
Series:npj Ocean Sustainability
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-024-00098-y
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