Climate Politics

At International Deep Sea Mining Meeting, Debate Moves Behind Closed Doors

With deep ocean ecosystems at stake, a United Nations-affiliated regulatory body moved crucial negotiations out of the public eye, underscoring the changes the annual meeting has seen over the years.

This octopus lays its eggs on the stalks of sponges attached to polymetallic nodules on the seabed in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.
Source: NOAA

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By Todd Woody

July 20, 2023 at 10:00 AM UTC

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Delegates to the UN-affiliated organization that regulates seabed mining cut a livestream of their negotiations Wednesday and retreated behind closed doors in an attempt to resolve a dilemma the could determine the fate of the deep ocean.