No to Seabed Mining

Seabed Mining: An Invisible Land Grab

On 23 Jul, 2016 By ACTNOW

By Sylvia Earle, National Geographic

Thousands of meters beneath the azure ocean waters in places like the South Pacific, down through a water column saturated with life and to the ocean floor carpeted in undiscovered ecosystems, machines the size of small buildings are poised to begin a campaign of wholesale destruction. I wish this assessment was hyperbole, but it is the reality we find ourselves in today.

Nautilus Minerals facing financial collapse

On 05 Jul, 2016 By ACTNOW

Canadian mining company Nautilus Minerals is facing a severe financial crisis that threatens not just its plans for experimental seabed mining in Papua New Guinea, but the future of the whole company.

Third anniversary of land grab report and other updates

On 17 Jun, 2016 By ACTNOW

Next week is the third anniversary of the Commission of Inquiry reports that exposed the mismanagement, negligence and corruption behind the huge SABL land grab.

Experimental seabed mining could have catastrophic climate impacts

On 03 Jun, 2016 By ACTNOW

Source: PNG Mine Watch

New research reveals experimental seabed mining could have a devastating impact on life forms that are "literally saving the planet” and preventing a “doomsday climatic event”.

The research lists experimental seabed mining as a major threat to ocean life that resides around hydrothermal vents and has been found to consume enormous quantities of methane that would otherwise enter the atmosphere.

From the Pacific to London: Ban experimental seabed mining

On 25 May, 2016 By ACTNOW

Source: PNG Mine Watch

LONDON: This morning, NGOs and civil society are outside the 5^th Annual Deep Sea Mining Summit calling for a ban on a potentially environmentally destructive “frontier” industry. They are calling on the EU to stop funding such reckless development activities and are standing in solidarity with NGOs, churches and community across the Pacific.

Nautilus admits enviro impacts of mining unknown

On 19 May, 2016 By ACTNOW

Solwara 1 is within sight of the still smoking Rabaul volcanoes

Source: PNG Mine Watch

Karkar Island youth protest against seabed mining

On 29 Apr, 2016 By ACTNOW

The youths of Karkar Island have expressed their frustrations over experimental seabed mining after awareness was organised by Act Now! and conducted by Tropical Gems.

The young people said they also share the Bismarck sea and they don’t want to be used as a science lab by Canadian mining company Nautilus Minerals whose experimental seabed mine will be the first of its kind in the world.

Youth Leader, Smith Tunn, said:

World Bank Urges Caution in Seabed Mining in the Pacific

On 28 Apr, 2016 By ACTNOW

Source: 4-Traders, Fiji

A new World Bank report recommends that Pacific Island countries supporting or considering deep sea mining activities proceed with a high degree of caution to avoid irreversible damage to the ecosystem, and ensure that appropriate social and environmental safeguards are in place as part of strong governance arrangements for this emerging industry.

Raikos people say no to seabed mining

On 28 Apr, 2016 By ACTNOW

The people of Biliau and Galil from the Raikos area of Madang province are standing together and saying No to Experimental Seabed Mining as this would affect their livelihoods and environment. They depend entirely on the sea for their daily subsistence.

The villagers and locals were attending an awareness on experimental sea bed mining organised by Act Now! and Tropical Gem to learn about the proosed Solwara 1 seabed mine.

Seabed mining a threat to indigenous and customary rights

On 08 Apr, 2016 By ACTNOW

Source: PNG Mine Watch

During the recent Melanesian Indigenous Land Defence Alliance Youth Workshop which took place in the Solomon Islands, on the island of Ysabel, the participants updated and added to the Lelepa declaration of 2014.

The Buala Declaration 2016

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