Protecting undersea cultural heritage in spotlight at mining code talks

There's no rulebook for deep sea mining. Companies want to push forward anyway

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, companies are telling regulators they plan to move ahead, whether or not rules are in place.(Image credit: NOAA Ocean Exploration)

India needs more undersea cables for telecom, internet traffic, experts say

Undersea cables landing in India represent only 1% of the global total; proactive approach needed to guard against strategic risks and meet future growth needs, experts say

Protecting undersea cultural heritage in spotlight at mining code talks

The world's oceans harbor a cultural heritage of sunken ships, remains of those lost in the transatlantic slave trade and Indigenous islanders' spiritual ties to the sea that must be protected, NGOs and native peoples say.

D&D: Need a Character With Depth? Be From the Ocean

Prove to everyone that it’s better down where it’s wetter—be a D&D character from under the sea. I know they say the seaweed is always greener in somebody else’s lake. But, D&D offers a surprising number of options for the character who needs to have hidden depths—because they’re from the ocean. Whether you are playing […] D&D: Need a Character With Depth? Be From the Ocean first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Far from our eyes, in the depths of the oceans, lies a natural wealth that, according to proponents of deep-sea mining, is indispensable for the green transition. Multi-billion-dollar loot in the form of precious minerals and metals. International companies want to 'plunder' the deep seabed in the name of a green future, but many environmental organizations warn that in doing so they would destroy the real treasure - the integrity of the ecosyst…