UN Seabed Authority Vote Looms: The Global Debate Over Mining the Deep Ocean Floor: full timeline

Every report in this developing story, from the first to the latest.

  1. UN Seabed Authority Vote Looms: The Global Debate Over Mining the Deep Ocean Floor

    The 31st assembly of the International Seabed Authority concluded without a finalized regulatory code, intensifying the standoff between mining companies eager to extract critical minerals and a growing coalition of 46…

  2. UN Seabed Authority Talks End in Legal Standoff Over US Unilateral Mining Push

    The 31st Assembly of the International Seabed Authority concluded with a looming legal confrontation as China, Russia, and environmental coalitions move to challenge the United States' domestic permitting of deep-sea…

  3. Is the US's fast-track deep-sea mining rule the final nail in the coffin for the 'common heritage of mankind'?

    A new US rule fast-tracking deep-sea mining permits bypasses the UN framework that designates the ocean floor as the 'common heritage of mankind,' forcing a collision between multilateral idealism and the race for…