Tag: seabed
At the bottom of the oceans lie metals coveted by the battery industry – The International Seabed Organization files rules for mining
Deep sea mining raises concerns about environmental harm. The fair distribution of financial benefits also raises discussion. The International Seabed Organization ISA is currently trying to solve the conundrum of…
Ocean Mining: The Battle of the Seabed
Kingston is rarely the epicenter of international negotiations. In this month of July, however, it is in a gray and featureless building in the capital of Jamaica that part of…
Deep seabed mining in question in Kingston
An important sequence for the ocean opens this Monday, July 10 in Jamaica, headquarters of the International Seabed Authority (AIFM). The Council of the UN body must look into the…
See the unique mud volcano on the seabed in Norway
The mud volcano continuously emits a liquid rich in methane which is a very potent greenhouse gas when it reaches the atmosphere. According to UiT Norway’s Arctic University Among other…
the International Seabed Authority under pressure
The UN agency in charge of the regulation of deep seas must decide in the coming weeks on their mining. And the subject is controversial: the ocean floor is home…
Medical research attacking molecules hidden in the seabed
News Published on 03/07/2023 at 10:21 a.m. Updated 03/07/2023 at 10:21 a.m. Reading 3 mins. They are hidden in the microbes of the sediments, in a bacterium living in symbiosis…
Brazil sank its old and allegedly toxic aircraft carrier to the seabed
The country’s new president, Lula, has previously promised to reverse the environmental destruction that started during Jair Bolsonaro’s rule. Brazil has sunk a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the sea, despite…
Towards an authorization for seabed mining?
The council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) opens this Monday, October 31, in Kingston, Jamaica. This meeting will be very important, as it could open the door to seabed…
The sister ship of the Vasa ship, which sank in the 17th century, was found on the seabed near Stockholm
According to the Swedish Shipwreck Museum, wood samples and technical data confirm that the wreck is the warship Äpplet, completed in 1629. 18:24•Updated 18:41 The wreck found on the seabed…
Theater: “Out of the Blue”, or the ecological impact of mining in the seabed
The Festival d’Automne has just started in Paris and the shows often share the same environmental concerns. One of them, Out of the Blue, a Flemish Belgian production, focuses on…