Prime Minister James Marape on June 10 stated that the country does not support deep-sea mining within its exclusive economic zone. Marape made the statement during the UN Oceans Conference in Nice, France. He emphasized the lack of sufficient scientific evidence to prove that deep-sea mining is environmentally safe. This position is in line with...

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