Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 1, 2022 3:54:47 GMT 12
GOVERNMENT BACKS MORATORIUM ON DEEP SEA MINING
Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, who led an eight-year campaign to stop seabed mining in Aotearoa and across the Pacific, is delighted the government has agreed to support a conditional moratorium on deep sea mining in international waters.
The moratorium would be retained until more effective environmental regulations backed by scientific research were discovered and implemented.
Ngarewa-Packer said that the backing from the government meant a lot to Māori.
“We are extremely grateful that Nanaia Mahuta has listened to us and led the charge in this particular decision.”....
www.teaomaori.news/government-backs-moratorium-on-deep-sea-mining
Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, who led an eight-year campaign to stop seabed mining in Aotearoa and across the Pacific, is delighted the government has agreed to support a conditional moratorium on deep sea mining in international waters.
The moratorium would be retained until more effective environmental regulations backed by scientific research were discovered and implemented.
Ngarewa-Packer said that the backing from the government meant a lot to Māori.
“We are extremely grateful that Nanaia Mahuta has listened to us and led the charge in this particular decision.”....
www.teaomaori.news/government-backs-moratorium-on-deep-sea-mining