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The very latest on all of our top stories on that. Ill just hear. Dont. Com. Coming up next. Its 11 east to stay with us. The librarians are heading to the poles to elect the president. The members of the house of representatives. Can george we a secure a 2nd president ial term despite height, unemployment, as accusations of corruption or with the country felt for change. Liberias elections, special coverage on the jersey to the island nations and results. Companies are exploring the possibility of mining the Pacific Ocean of full Renewable Energy on the pine. Minnesota of the cook islands is one pacific lead us considering extracting minerals from the deep sea. Weve been blessed with a resource that sits in now think ocean is still good sitting on the surface and being afraid of them knowing that some island is p a. You will have some the impacts. Our sion cannot handle this. I really do not feel like the technology is there at all to be even considering doing this and a sustainable fashion in the seconds of to special reports. 11 east examines a deep sea mining is dividing the pacific the the, the, its easy to sell the cook islands as a postcard card on it. Because the 19 to the Prime Minister, mark brown, a valuable lesson, he needs to diversify his countrys tourism reliance. Economy. When depends any kids in 2020, many of the results shut down in a single here. Economy dropped like 25 percent. It was tough when co with came, the 1st thing was we did was close at borders and essentially we close the borders for 2 years. That was very, very difficult on our industry and on, on the private sector in particular cove, it was definitely a wakeup call. For us that we must be safire economy. We dont know what the future holds in terms of the Tourism Industry globally and regionally. So definitely for us, the need to diversify has taken on greater significance much more importance, which is why l Minerals Industry is going to be so important for us in the future. If given the green lights, the Minerals Industry will involve raging the say full 5 kilometers long as the Ocean Surface are most controlled mining vehicle use to soccer golf full size roles. These are known as holly metallic norm choose. I guess i include both manganese and other minerals needed to pallets green technology, the rocks, the pumps from the deep sea through a hydraulic type 2 sheets on the surface. We see a country being a leader of this particular industry, not only is driving in from to help protect our sales, but also playing out pop in helping the world transition to green energy even before the pens and making the cook islands economy was facing its fish and colleges in a country thats 99. 00 to send both of agriculture is small scale black, Honda Pacific nations. Many young people who know the seas seeking higher paying jobs to send money back home to their families. Full of 5 co calendars leaves and work in australia or new zealand. Assign to the next. It is a band and houses in villages across the country. The Prime Minister says theyve c mining could bring social, as well as financial benefits by providing jobs that will encourage the population to stay. People go with the monies. So currently, many of our people out children, grandchildren, theyve moved overseas to work in industries that pay the more money, such as in the horticultural industry in new zealand. Picking apples, well we refer to the minerals, these are al golden apples. And if developed properly, we have an opportunity for our people into collect our own apples which are sitting at the bottom of the ocean. Is tourism with the results. Well, from dave c, mining, the Prime Minister has boldly claimed his small country could become the divide or no way of the pacific. Weve got in place a financial regime, which involves tx ation royalties and so forth. And we are certainly looking at the stablish spend all the southern well from the cook islands has given out Ocean Exploration licenses to 3 Mining Companies which of or says on shop, on the biggest islands, main streets assign these potential new industry could help these small South Pacific nation emerge from the doldrums. There are economic risks. The cook islands isnt the 1st nation to try. Theyve seen mining in 2011. The Mexican Government issued an exploration license to raise those company. But this so i didnt know what to go ahead with the mining thomas. Its now being so its a 2000000000. 00 and a ledge losses of future profit. The company in that dispute odyssey was denied a mining permits on the grounds. Each project could have 5, so total habitats. However, a mexican legal tribunal found the governments refusal was unlawful, some like whose fia, a similar scenario. Because odyssey is a contractor and shareholder of so you only see one of the 3 beneficiaries of exploration licenses. And what is the spelling supposed and told 1. 00, oh, 1. 00 east. It has no legal rights to so in the cook islands. But Jacqueline Evans and environmental list to help set up the cook islands moraine parks. One of the Worlds Largest says it leaves the nation vulnerable. Im very concerned because actually in the legislation there is no possibility to just decide not to issue a license just because we changed them on and decided to take up a Different Development option. Um, so we could potentially be saved for that. Are you worried if you dont go ahead with a mining permit that youll governments could be sorry. And i think our legislation has a safe guides that are in place in terms of our legislation in terms of our regulations to ensure that we are protected as a people, one of the things that we made sure that we mean back on this journey that there are levels of protection both from a legal perspective, from an environmental perspective, but also from a financial perspective that these measures in place to ensure that we operate as with good sound regulatory laws and regulations. If its not feasible, if its not viable, then it wont be done. But its as simple as that. The across the pacific peoples livelihoods depends on a healthy moraine environments. The threats of fisheries is a key reason why 7 nations in the region, vehemently oppose. Theyve seen mining with the cook islands and 3 other pacific countries inside for binding their fees. It could divide the range in their already risk, and thats just the columns at the moment. So if we dont work with our neighbors, that could be affected by this activity, i do see this is continuing, rather than looking at the potential of creating a rift, i would encourage countries to respect the decisions that each country is going to make in regards to any resource in their own jurisdiction the despite the preschool inflaming tensions, the Prime Minister believes deep c mining could help pacific nations lose the finances post tackling Climate Change. The region is one of the worst affected by global warming. Passive by rising sea levels, routes and psych loans. We have been in the front line of Climate Change for a number of years. While the world is trying to get out g 20 countries to commit to reducing Carbon Emissions and reducing pick. So Climate Change. We are always ceiling that here, so we can do how path to help the world. These minerals not only provide an opportunity for income for our country, but it also provides an opportunity for us to contribute to the worlds pushed to green energy and reducing Carbon Emissions. Were doing them a favor if you like. The strain leon has viewed it strongly. Economy of the back of fossil fuels like cold video pushed to cope. Climate change is one of the many nations of submitted to necessary combinations play 2052000000000 electric tubs will be needed globally to meet that target at these Green Energy Festival in sydney. Theres a lot of interest in such Vehicle SafetyMining Companies say the industry is vital to deal with the batteries for clients and how it these costs being raised a piece of fence about sustainability of respond likely minerals instead of plundering them. When youre talking at bonnie to 92. 00 might as sustainable boost practical. Obviously, if you take converging material for gram, i had my to use with the so this time youve got to have an extraction. We will reach the point where all the materials that go into the batteries are infect resources of many consumers here, a weary of Mining Minerals from the to see. Do you think we need to go into the ocean all these minerals . I guess ultimately its like what is the ultimate Environmental Impact . Not i think weve done enough sort of on this alarms, outgoing sort of down into the items that theyve been once it, you know, the buying cost of going into tonight before delicate environments. We probably need to get out of a one back yard focus. Do you think we need to be going into the ocean suit . No, absolutely not. In the fall i knew that thats where the metal is coming from. A 100 percent. Put me offline this vehicle. Whats the light to say of the interest in electric vehicles here today varies biding heights. Mazda merrick is the National President of the group, the largest manufacturer of vehicles in australia, and hes Company Alongside bmw rental and volkswagen support. Attending a moratorium on the c mining say a valid notes use seated minerals in their electricity cruise until the Environmental Concerns im. It needs to be a deep understanding of the risks to the environment. Before we start any d. C, bed mining on our customers really want to know a kid about where we saw the material from. They went to the sports, but we did, i tell all the Group Believes they can make, consume it, demands for recycling and land space mining. Recycling is a key focus part of all well get. Weve made really Good Progress and terms of recycling, the materials and boxes. Today we actually have a box of the sale that has been produced with 100 percent recycled material. You know, its such as the car industry thats thinking twice about theyve seen mining this. We take the likes of microsoft, google and samsung. Theyre both annoyed to the mining of the worlds oceans. The environmental campaigning globally as played a huge role enforcing corporations consume is. I mean, vistas to reject the results extraction from out ocean. Yes, i see what i, whats called an ocean emotions. We must take action and we must sustainably manage the oceans resources for the humanities and the health. The plan. Since schools for a moratorium on mining began at the 2020 to you in oceans conference in portugal, a growing list of nations have backs those concerns. This includes Major Economies like canada, germany, spain, and fox foss. Suits you and ill be sooner to fix, but this, you wont be going from the pacific nations who want theyve seen mining up pushing back. Well, the, the g 3, the countries are responsible for 80 percent of Carbon Emissions globally. You know, i think its makes a little bit of a pet promising attitude to try and tell us that we should not be doing what were doing because it may damage the ocean environment. The Carbon Emissions of all the civic countries put together what amounts to a matchstick in a forest. Why . Were not the countries that put plastic into the ocean. We didnt the certified the ocean. And were not one of those countries that have radioactive storage to exploded farms and al ocean. So it is somewhat patronising, i find, or even insulting to, to suggest that we would cause damage to the ocean by what were proposing to do now pacific nation. So once theyve seen mining, also demanding the rights of mine in International Voices be on the territory. And theyre taking that supplies to the international c panel, farsi in jamaica. These United Nations of philly. I said boni regulates and licenses mining in International Voices. Effectively huff of the planet surface, the ice size issue, 31 expiration licenses to 22. 00 companies to say if osha mining is viable. Most of these permits they issued for a boss, see trends, musical guidelines, with the biggest known deposits i found. For a decade, the i say has argued over rules needed to govern osha mining. Now that debate has come to a head off the tense negotiations last july. Delegates agreed to discuss them over time. A next is meeting. While it may seem like a week for environmental is the i a say have a also is sit themselves the target of adopting regulations that will enable dave c mining to stats. In late 2025, maureen. More expos dont. The alena jenko is concerned of the like a governance and monitoring when show deep sea mining is done safely. There is a lot of work to do, to have a fully formed mining card. It is unclear at the mime into which and show a compliance within the i say, and who would undertake inspections. It is unclear what the financial regime would be. So it is unclear how much or if any mining prophets would have to be shared. And if so, with him, all these questions are outstanding, is the problematic the up until recently, the Compliance Mechanism has been set up reporting by the Mining Companies in the states involved. And that is obviously problematic, given that were talking about see that mining files show underwater, which is very difficult to monitor on the 1st place. I thought the jackal is recent a book and numerous papers about the i a say, she says its a Secretive Organization that really consults openly. I think its fair to say that the site is not the most transparent organization. And a lot of the Decision Making happens behind closed goals, and thats despite the fact that states have repeatedly asked for more transparency. It doesnt align with global could governance down. Thats what the decisions continue to be might behind closed doors by and large, tranquil theory, small nations who carry out deep sea mining, select the cook islands, good size, catastrophic consequences on the international law. These countries can be financially liable, either raises Company Courses at the sasa, on the ocean. The risk would be quite significant. It would be significant for any country, but in particular for smaller economies way. Of course, the liability could make up a quite a proportion of the gdc. Well, economic county Environmental Concerns have been front and center in this debate to to juggle is concerned. The social implications have been largely ignored. Under the ice stays, rose mining in International Boards is most benefits, all of humanity. But she says that hasnt been enough transparent, consultations with islands communities because she, that money is a High Technology industry. So theyll be a lot of organization involved. So if its not a show that feedback mining would generate a lot of local jobs across the cook islands, weekly volleyball matches, and much anticipated events that bring the Community Together in this village, on one of the country, small islands. I want to find out whos think about the c mining. Theyre the ones who be very going to any jobs created of to go into a governments information session. One woman things, mining, the ocean of benefits everyone. We will get so many benefits from the old age pension, your child welfare, all those kinds of things that others and not so stuff. And to be honest, i dont know much about the c mining couple months. Sometimes i dont deal with Something Like that. I dont have enough information regarding the impact, the negative effects from the ocean when need to have a stick. Im still reading upon it. Im still trying to find thats what of it. And the, the, the pros and cons that is going to come out of this a lot of speeds, one. So its fairly island is to understand the impacts of mining the ocean. Ready shes the head of a local environmental into your table car. I would say say the mining is a very foreign concept to help people. Thats a, its a real western concept that how and face this would be mind blowing to even think about to educate that local communities. A lot of travelers to the file for each is of the 15 islands that make up this country that those year old represented the cook islands. In the miss world competition, a public profile that you use is to teach them about the possible dangers of deep sea mining. I feel theres been a big push in terms of what the economic benefits would be for mining and little attention has been brought to what the potential Environmental Impacts will be. So it is being and, and balance. And this information being presented to our people. The end goal for us is that all people are informed of both sides and it, and theyre able to make an informed decision based on both sides being given to them. We need supporting the time and if it, its a keeping all people up to speed of what really is going on. Whos heard of Climate Change . Much of a line is work is in local schools educating children who benefit from the pronto tapes. Imani wares with the pel point project, shes explaining the potential ramifications of mining the ocean. So im going to talk a bit more about this new industry that the cook islands might be looking into. And that as they say, mining servers had a big c, mining a few or if you guys, all right, so what will these guys be mining for . Anybody want to take a good nodules . Awesome. Yes. These rocks, us filled with mitchells. Mitchells that help fuel electric vehicles. They take 10000000 years to form just one. So its not like we can have a space rocks and they will probably back the next year. Its taken a long time to for why do you come here to the schools . Will schools a great avenue to start with for information because our kids are like sponges, they taking information they, they want to understand more about it. And then they actually start discussions back into your household asking mom and dad. You know, what are your thoughts on this . And, you know, you had heard that that discussion will been trickle down into the wider community. So youve got an island wide discussion on the issue. It is important for people to ask questions and to be aware because these are our resources. This is our environment that we rely on for our livelihoods. So being well aware of what those rosa is, is k alonda says the christine moraine environments known to locals as the lawana is tied to the ancient ways of living. Our sion is, you know, so much in training with our livelihoods and how culture as being a quick highlander out and sisters have relied on home one for, for food. So it is, you know, and dated as, as go call them people to be custodians, rout ocean on guardians or valuation. So that, you know, ocean can also just keep giving back to us. The cook islands now has to decide if its willing to risk the ocean environments in the pursuit of prosperity. Are we not already getting enough . Were getting so much from our chanel ocean is providing so much for us in terms of our fishery resources. Fishes, our staple diet, as co columns as pacific islanders. And so for us to be almost the guinea pigs in this area, i think you know that something we need to be very aware of, are these risks we are willing to accept as a nation. Throughout my time here in the cook islands, what is being very clear is just telling twines the ocean is in every aspect of pacific life. Right now, its a rare occasion with some of the smallest nations on a plant is a making choices with global implications. The some of those mind sites involved um, really quite large. Um and the pollution that would be caused by it can of course effects full of thoughts. Theres nothing to suggest that save that money would replace land based money. What we might end up with is 2 types of mine and having a problem with the 2 sets of environmental damage. The decision instead of being might, can have for medications. For decades to come to c o, steve c, mining company, milan and minerals comes, needs its own size, find a global criticism. Hes spending big money, search for minerals in the cook island though we know forward, were not going to have a bias. We have a particular life style, you know, we, we use cell phones, we use laptops, we, we want to drive our Motor Vehicles around. And in order to do that, we need metals. And the reality is, is that if we, once those metals in the quantities that we, that we need in order to sustain that live style, we have no choice but to go into, into the ocean. After spending 15000000. 00 on research. If it comes back and says, significant hop will occur from money to walk away, we will kill way. We walked away. That is a risk that we knew from the very beginning. If it comes back and it says this is a no go, we will go away. But we dont want to walk away because the Minority Group has swayed Public Opinion to the point that we dont get a fair opportunity to, to prove out. Cuz we want to be given the faith johnson officiate with jaclyn, evans says the risk to the ocean that is given life to these islands is too great. Its definitely a portion of our community that drunk on the idea of riches from from mining. Yeah. Batch. The global south and the pacific, we havent had a good track record of extracting materials without logging in outlining. And yet were thinking that were going to actually do this perfectly and that were, were going to succeed and they will be know Environmental Impacts. They will be an Environmental Impact. 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