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Cobalt Conference speakers commit to responsible and sustainable mining on land and sea

19 May 2021. The Cobalt Conference has become a platform for the high-level state officials and industry executives from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to demonstrate the country’s efforts to formalise the artisanal and small-scale mining. Similar sentiments were shared by the Cook Islands Prime Minister on its efforts in developing deep sea mining.

InternationalDede Mingi19 May 2021SBMA, Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Cobalt Conference 2021, Prime Minister Mark Brown, deep sea mining, potential, sustainability, responsibly develop, economic security, support, global transition, low-carbon economy, green transition

Nauru, Cook Islands, Tonga support transition to green economy

We are proud to be one of the Pacific nations leading the way in seabed minerals. From the beginning we have recognised the part this can play in our future economic viability and want to reaffirm our intent to conserve and use these sustainably.

Joint ReleaseRima Browne8 June 2020Nauru, Tonga, Cook Islands, Climate change, World Oceans Day, conserve, sustainability, sustainable

Alex Herman: Seabed minerals: This is a long game – we have to do it right

OPINION: Deep-sea minerals aren’t all the same, and the tools used to harvest them are very different from one corner of the ocean to another. In Cook Islands, the focus is on environmental and economic sustainability – and that sets it apart from more harmful seabed mining practices, contends new Seabed Minerals Commissioner Alex Herman.

Rima Browne1 February 2020Alex Herman, Seabed Minerals Authority Commissioner, sustainability, seabed minerals

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