The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is meeting again at its headquarters in Kingston, from October 31 to November 11. So, what has changed since the last meeting, and what are the prospects for this one?
Well, the good news is that the New Zealand Government today (October 27, 2022) decided to support a global moratorium on deep sea mining. Huge appreciation to Foreign Affairs Minister Hon Nanaia Mahuta and to all those who campaigned hard in New Zealand to make this happen.

New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs Minister Hon. Nanaia Mahuta
Now, when are Caribbean governments going to take a stand in support of their brothers and sisters in the small island states of the Pacific? I know that Caribbean youth are speaking out on deep sea mining and the Jamaica Climate Change Youth Council wrote to Jamaica’s Prime Minister in July expressing their concerns. More on that to follow!
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