US EditionAfrica: Protecting Africa's Ocean Future and Why a Precautionary Pause On Deep-Sea Mining Matters
African governments highlight scientific, economic, and equity risks of deep-sea mining, urging a precautionary pause to protect fisheries that provide protein to 200 million people.
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Africa: Protecting Africa's Ocean Future and Why a Precautionary Pause On Deep-Sea Mining Matters
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Feb 3 2026 (IPS) - The world is entering a decisive period for the future of the ocean. With the High Seas Treaty coming into force and meaningful progress being made on the World Trade Organization Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, global momentum for stronger marine governance is building. Yet, new pressures linked to the push for deep-sea mining -- the extraction of minerals from seabed thousands of meters below the ocea…
Protecting Africa’s Ocean Future and Why a Precautionary Pause on Deep-sea Mining Matters
Close-up-of-a-yellowfin-tuna-swimming-in-the-sea. Credit: Freepik---EyeEmBy James Alix Michel and Dona BertarelliVICTORIA, Seychelles, Feb 3 2026 (IPS) The world is entering a decisive period for the future of the ocean. With the High Seas Treaty coming into force and meaningful progress being made on the World Trade Organization Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, global momentum for stronger marine governance is building. Yet, new pressures link…
Protecting Africa’s Ocean Future and Why a Precautionary Pause on Deep-sea Mining Matters — Global Issues
Archyde Summary of the Article: Deep-Sea Mining in the Western Indian Ocean – A Call for Caution Table of Contents 1. Summary of the Article: Deep-Sea Mining in the Western Indian… You can read the full story here: Protecting Africa’s Ocean Future and Why a Precautionary Pause on Deep-sea Mining Matters — Global Issues.
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