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Greenpeace stages Darth Vader protest at deep sea mining conference

Actors dressed as Darth Vader, Dr Evil and Thanos have staged a protest at a deep sea mining conference in central London on Star Wars Day. The three actors hired by environmental campaign group Greenpeace, who wished not to be named, attended the ...

04 May 2023 at 21:48

MPs and peers urge Prime Minister to back moratorium on deep sea mining

A cross-party group of 24 MPs and peers are calling on the Prime Minister to commit the UK to supporting a moratorium on deep sea mining. The Environment APPG said in a letter to Rishi Sunak that we know too little about ocean ecosystems to allow ...

13 Jul 2023 at 14:57

Deep sea mining could threaten whales and dolphins, scientists warn

The loud noise made by deep sea mining could pose a grave danger to whales and other sea creatures that use sound to communicate, scientists have said. In a new report from the University of Exeter and Greenpeace, researchers warned that ...

14 Feb 2023 at 07:00

Deep sea mining moratorium backed by UK but some campaigners demand full ban

The UK will support a moratorium on deep sea mining until there is sufficient regulation and scientific evidence of its impacts, the Government has said. It joins more than 20 other countries including Chile, France, Germany, Spain, New ...

30 Oct 2023 at 11:06

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Environmental groups call for moratorium on deep sea mining

Environmental groups on Wednesday urged a moratorium on deep-sea mining ahead of an international meeting in Jamaica where an obscure UN body will debate the issue, amid fears it could soon authorise the world’s first licence to ...

25 Oct 2023 at 19:01

Olivia Colman and Stephen Fry join calls for moratorium on deep sea mining

The Government should support a global moratorium on deep sea mining, a group of UK television stars has said. Olivia Colman, Jim Carter, Stephen Fry, Robert Lindsay and Joanna Lumley are urging the UK to join a growing number ...

08 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Greenpeace to study marine mammals in Arctic area targeted for deep sea mining

Greenpeace has launched an Arctic expedition to survey whales and dolphins in an area targeted for deep-sea mining. The campaign group said scientists and campaigners have set sail to a mining area in the Norwegian Sea as the ...

26 Jul 2024 at 13:34

Concerns for ocean biodiversity grow as wildlife found in deep-sea mining area

Greenpeace has found high levels of biodiversity in an area targeted for deep-sea mining, as concerns grow over the impact on ocean wildlife. The campaign group is surveying whales and dolphins on an Arctic expedition as ...

13 Aug 2024 at 08:13

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