{"id":476,"date":"2023-07-12T16:38:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T16:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brightpuff.com\/?p=476"},"modified":"2023-07-13T11:25:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T11:25:10","slug":"canada-now-supports-a-moratorium-on-commercial-seabed-mining-in-international-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/brightpuff.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/12\/canada-now-supports-a-moratorium-on-commercial-seabed-mining-in-international-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada now supports a moratorium on commercial seabed mining in international waters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario \u2013 Kingston, Jamaica July 10, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

As governments begin discussions at the 28th<\/sup> meeting of the International Seabed Authority, the government of Canada has announced its position on deep sea mining in international waters. Canada now supports a moratorium on commercial seabed mining in international waters, joining countries like Ireland, Sweden, and Switzerland.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The government of Canada stated that it recognizes marine ecosystems are critical to climate regulation and that a precautionary approach should be taken to any marine development. This aligns with its previous statement made at the 5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress in February 2023, when it announced a moratorium on deep sea mining within national borders. It also shows its continued commitment to protect biodiversity.<\/p>\n

Although this is good news, this announcement provides little assurance that\u00a0 the government of Canada will maintain its opposition to deep sea mining. Its commitment only applies in the absence of a \u201ccomprehensive understanding of seabed mining\u2019s environmental impacts and a robust regulatory regime\u201d. There is still, therefore, a need for continued dialogue and action around a permanent rejection of deep-sea mining both within national and international waters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe welcome the government of Canada\u2019s announcement of support for a moratorium on deep sea mining,\u201d said Akaash Maharaj, Nature Canada\u2019s Policy Director.\u00a0 \u201cHowever, the test of the government\u2019s sincerity is whether this position \u2014 announced on the eve of a high-profile international gathering \u2014 persists after the international media have wandered away.\u00a0 The science is unambiguous: deep sea mining poses an unacceptable risk to the very foundations of the global ecosystem and imperils the living systems of our planet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nature Canada joins a strong coalition of allies calling the government to set up a permanent moratorium on deep-sea mining, including Greenpeace, Mining Watch, Northern Confluence Initiative, and Oceans North. We hope the government of Canada will respect its commitment to support strong ocean conservation and protection regulations.<\/p>\n

View Canada\u2019s statement here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Nature Canada is Canada\u2019s voice for nature. For 80 years, Nature Canada has helped protect over 110 million acres of parks and wildlife areas in Canada and countless species. Today, Nature Canada represents a network of over 130,000 members and supporters and more than 1,300 nature organizations.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario \u2013 Kingston, Jamaica July 10, 2023 As governments begin discussions at the 28th meeting of the International Seabed Authority, the government of Canada has announced its position on deep sea mining in international waters. Canada now supports a moratorium on commercial seabed mining in international waters, joining countries like Ireland, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/brightpuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/brightpuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/brightpuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brightpuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brightpuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=476"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/brightpuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":477,"href":"http:\/\/brightpuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476\/revisions\/477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brightpuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/brightpuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brightpuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brightpuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}