Environmentalists slam ‘premature’ seabed minerals harvesting regulations

Cook Islands has enacted seabed minerals harvesting regulations despite concerns about the lack of 'meaningful

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Cook Islands Parliament approves amendments to Seabed Minerals Act

A Bill seeking to improve the overall seabed minerals regime was passed in Parliament Monday.  Prime Minister Mark Brown presented the Seabed Minerals Amendment Bill 2024 for its second and third readings.  The

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Tonga PM urges Pacific partners to properly manage seabed minerals

A fifth Pacific-SIDS regional and capacity development workshop and a high level panel for sustainable management of seabed minerals of the Blue Pacific continent is being held this week in Nuku’alofa.

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Cook Islands carry out consultations on seabed minerals

Cook Islands Seabed Minerals (SBM) Authority have confirmed that Prime Minister Mark Brown recently visited Aitutaki to carry out consultations on the seabed minerals (SBM) sector. The consultations are part of

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