Pacific Islands focus: deep sea mining, reproductive injustice and a new breast screen campaign

The Cook Islands’ Dilemma: To Mine or Not to Mine

A tiny Pacific nation may become the first in the world to mine the ocean floor. The Cook Islands, about 3,000 miles east of Australia near Tonga and Fiji, lays claim to an enormous wealth of polymetallic nodules in its national waters. Some Cook Islanders are excited about deep-sea mining’s economic potential, while others are worried its environmental impacts will be destructive and irreversible. Three companies currently have exploration lice…

Pacific Islands focus: deep sea mining, reproductive injustice and a new breast screen campaign

Introduction by Croakey: World leaders are calling for a moratorium on deep sea mining to prevent devastating and irreversible environmental harm. This week, governments are meeting in Jamaica at the 30th Session of the International Seabed Authority to discuss deep […]