Greenpeace ship sets sail on Thursday to study an ecosystem beneath the Atlantic Ocean thought to hold clues to the origins of life to press its case for a ban on deep-sea mining, as talks in ...

The incident happened a few days ago and the news was just broken by Greenpeace which has been monitoring the activities of deep sea mining companies. Dr Sandra Schoettner, a deep-sea biologist ...

"It feels like a real crunch point," Louisa Casson of Greenpeace International told AFP. "We are seeing surging momentum for a moratorium (on deep-sea mining). But at the same time, the industry ...

Given the deep-sea mining’s international focus, two Trump administration nominees stand out, Elise Stefanik and Marco Rubio.

Greenpeace, the Center for Biological Diversity, and the Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense are urging world leaders to step in and, at the very least, put in place a moratorium on ...

In 2013, then-PM David Cameron promised that deep-sea mining would generate £40bn for the UK over the next 30 years. Greenpeace said it was unclear how this figure had been reached. Hans Olav ...

Expectations have then increased since Trump's administration has signalled greater suppor t for domestic mineral exploration ...

Deep-sea mining may irreparably harm ocean ecosystems before we even have a chance to fully study its impacts. That's one reason the Center has taken a lead role against deep-sea mining. We're ...

Support for the controversial practice of harvesting minerals from the ocean floor is growing both in Congress and the ...

Norway’s initial decision to pursue deep-sea mining attracted criticism both domestically and internationally. Environmental organizations, including Greenpeace, warned of the potential ...

Research tells us deep sea species and habitats are highly sensitive to disturbance and slow to recover. There is widespread concern in the scientific community that a proposed new extractive industry ...