SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Environmental groups on Wednesday urged a moratorium on deep-sea mining ahead of a meeting in Jamaica of a U.N. body that conservationists fear will soon authorize the world’s first license to harvest minerals from the ocean floor. More than 20 countries have called for a ban or moratorium on […] | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Several environmental groups have urged a moratorium on deep-sea mining ahead of an international meeting in Jamaica where members of the United Nations (UN) will debate the issue amid fears over the first-ever license to harvest minerals from the ocean’s floor. Monaco joined the growing list of 20 countries that have called for the moratorium…
Environmental groups are urging a moratorium on deep-sea mining ahead of an international meeting in Jamaica where an obscure U.N. body will debate the issue amid fears it could soon authorize the world’s first license to harvest minerals from the ocean floor