Push to Mine Seabed in International Waters Faces Legal Hurdles

The International Seabed Authority (ISA), which governs deep-sea mining in international waters, could face its first application for seabed mining this year, despite the fact that it has not yet finalized needed regulations for such activity. Created under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 1982, the ISA is mandated “to ensure the effective protection of the marine…

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