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#seabedmining #conservation #ocean #blueeconomy #pacific #eu Greetings I hope you are well. Whilst still searching for opportunities, paid and otherwise to be involved in, some updates in conservation petitions and seabed mining, that I am aware of, also given my recent appointed role. The EU are looking to bring back seal products -Sign the petition below We call on the European Union to protect seals from unsustainable and cruel commercial hunting by maintaining the 2009 directive banning trade in seal products in the EU. https://lnkd.in/dASpBGhZ In Uganda, The new 1440-km long pipeline (900 miles) will cross 200 rivers and 12 protected forests, and one big oil spill could poison the drinking water for 40 million people. Bulldozers have already started ripping up Uganda’s biggest national park -Avaaz petition below https://lnkd.in/ddwY7BJa In Australia we have the first Global Nature Positive Summit happening now https://lnkd.in/dq4W4BZM encouraging yet 3 new coal mines planned to emit up to 1.3 billion tons of emissions https://lnkd.in/dNWfwvc4 For Seabed Mining •10 July 2024 –Hawaii bans seabed mining •Yesterday New Zealand are contemplating licensing a second seabed mining operation to push minerals.  Trans-Tasman Resources wants to mine 50 million tonnes of sea bed a year for 30 years, and it's just been included on the fast-track https://lnkd.in/dHJzmFZq •Former Australia PM Morrison is listed as a strategic adviser at the new Seafloor Minerals Fund; exploring Australia-Pacific seabed mining •China's deep-sea heavy-duty mining vehicle completed a sea trial at a 4,102.8 meters record depth. https://lnkd.in/dzgufK5N •Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Fiji , Palau, New Caledonia, French Polynesia -part of 32 nations calling for pause to seabed mining •The Metals Company is working with Nauru, Kiribati and Tonga to possibly exploit their license areas in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone https://lnkd.in/d-YuTdy2 •Cook Islands developing Centre, working with Deep Green Metals, •SCORI-India –FJ $6,581,70,000 –Exploring Oceanography, Climate Hazards, Seabed Minerals, - NORI, Deep Green Metals Scholarships -USP •Sep 2024 First Pacific Underwater Metals Mineral Conference Cook Islands –also protest by locals and tourists -previous post Planned Pacific Talanoa for Seabed Mining late Oct-Nov 2024 -

🔈 The Hidden Crisis: Uncovering the Illicit Sand Mining Trade Do you know which is the most consumed natural resource on Earth after water? ... Sand !!! 🔔 I read an intriguing article in SCIENTIFIC_AMERICAN (link in comments) about the illicit Sand Mining . You likely don't give much thought to sand - that humble material found on beaches, riverbeds, and deserts around the world. However, this seemingly abundant resource is rapidly disappearing due to an insidious global trade: illicit sand mining. Sand is a crucial ingredient for concrete, glass, and electronics manufacturing. As the global construction boom rages on, demand for sand has skyrocketed, making it the most consumed natural resource on Earth after water. Unscrupulous mining operations have emerged to meet this demand through illegal and environmentally destructive means. From Morocco's wind-swept dunes to the rivers of Kenya, crime syndicates are stripping away beaches, river bottoms, and coastlines. Organized criminal gangs coordinate fleets of trucks to transport illegally acquired sand, often with the complicity of corrupt officials. This black market is estimated to be worth hundreds of billions of dollars annually. 😳 The impacts are disastrous for local communities and ecosystems. Dredging rivers destroys habitats, causes erosion, depletes groundwater, and worsens flooding. On coastlines, sand mining leaves lands exposed and vulnerable to rising seas. Conflicts and violence have erupted in regions like Kenya as residents protest against illegal miners ravaging vital water sources. Despite the severe toll, this crisis remains largely invisible to the public eye. As one expert notes, we lack a narrative around sand depletion akin to how 'Silent Spring' raised awareness about pollution in the 20th century. Sand may be mundane, but its uncontrolled exploitation threatens the land, waters, and livelihoods of billions. Another natural resource depleting in lightning speed. 😟 #sandmining #sustainability #environment #constructionindustry #concreteindustry #blackmarket #corruption #ecosystems #waterscarcity #circulareconomy

Indigenous peoples call the place where transboundary wild salmon rivers originate the “Sacred Headwaters.” The mining industry calls it the “Golden Triangle.” A recent expert analysis highlighted that six of British Columbia, Canada’s riskiest massive mine waste dams are located on these transboundary river systems – and are predicted to “destroy ecosystems and/or kill people when they fail.” Tribes, First Nations, and Alaska municipalities are calling for a total ban on mine waste dams and a pause on British Columbia gold mining along Alaska-B.C. transboundary rivers until binding watershed protections are implemented. Let’s work collectively through the leadership of Indigenous communities on both sides of the political border in order to steward these rivers long into the future. Salmon Beyond Borders is an Alaska-based campaign working with fishermen, business owners, community leaders, and concerned citizens, alongside Tribes and First Nations on both sides of the Alaska-B.C. border, to defend and sustain our transboundary wild salmon rivers, jobs, and way of life. Join the movement to defend the rivers that feed us. Learn more and take action at: 🐟 https://lnkd.in/gc6UdZ7c 🐟 👉🏿👉🏾👉🏽👉🏼👉🏻👉 SalmonState

#VantageOnFirstpost Turkish Miners Trapped in Landslide-Hit Gold Mine | Vantage with Palki Sharma Turkiye is under pressure to shut down a gold mine that has been buried by a massive landslide. At least nine workers are trapped. Hundreds of rescuers are racing against time to save the missing mine workers. The disaster highlighted the dangers of the gold mine. It is one of the largest in Turkiye. It used cyanide and other dangerous chemicals. If they leak outside the site, they could create a terrible environmental disaster. Can Turkiye successfully rescue the workers and stop a disaster in the making? Palki Sharma tells you. --- Turkey | Landslide | Gold Mines | Rescue Workers | Cyanide | Firstpost | World News | Vantage | Palki Sharma #türkiye #landslide #goldmines #rescueworkers #firstpost #vantageonfirstpost #palkisharma #worldnews

But aren’t the deserts, like, full of sand? Turns out desert sand is too smooth to make stable concrete, and sea sand is too salty. Using either can lead to weak structures, like those that exacerbated Turkey’s 2023 earthquake disaster. That means the ~50B tons of construction-grade sand used each year comes from lakes, rivers, and shorelines around the world. https://lnkd.in/gCZ4wk83

Illegal mining activities are a threat to life. when we keep quiet about these atrocities, we condemn ourselves and future generations to doom. let's unite to come against illegal mining activities that have destroyed communities, water bodies, aquatic life, forestry and farm lands. The chemicals being used are hazardous and injurious to health. We all need to rise up against these activities that now threaten our very survival. These natural minerals were deposited by God so serve as a source of wealth for us as a nation. Responsible mining must be encouraged as a way of extracting these minerals for the good of the country and it's citizens. Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor I'll like to take this opportunity to call on your office to take decisive action to curb this menace. Let us consider the best practices being used in other jurisdictions and implement them. Other African countries have mineral deposits, and yet are not plagued with #Galamsey, why Ghana? We cannot and indeed should not sit by as the #future of our nation is plunged into uncertainty due to the greed of a few people. The welfare of the nation must at all times be prioritised beyond the interests of a small group of people. This is a national canker and needs to be treated with utmost priority. The #degradation and #destruction of our lands and water bodies need to be put to an instant halt. #Mining in itself is not bad, however allowing some unscrupulous individuals to destroy what collectively belongs to all of us is not acceptable. #Ghana is our Motherland. God bless our homeland Ghana and make her great and strong 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭 #StopGalamseyNow #PCGYouthAgainstGalamsey

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Ghana faces a daunting 20-year timeline to attain clean water, while corrupt judges merely impose a paltry $4000 fine on illegal miner mafia gangs. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe's leadership, akin to a cohort of corrupt crocodiles, shamefully steers the nation towards utter collapse. A miner carries a load of ore at Manzou Farm, owned by Grace Mugabe, wife of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, in Mazowe, Zimbabwe A river runs through Penhalonga, a rich gold mining area about 18 kilometres north of Zimbabwe’s eastern border city of Mutare. Not so long ago, this waterway used to nourish thousands of local people, livestock, croplands and pastures as it meanders towards its confluence with the river Odzi. But the tributary is now heavily polluted; its waters murky and reddish brown and its bed heavily silted. The ecological disaster is man made. Penhalonga has been overrun by thousands of illegal miners – men, women and young children – who have come to the region in search of gold. As in so many gold rushes from history, the prospectors are causing immense damage. They are hacking down acre upon acre of lush vegetation. They are clogging and redirecting streams with dams and waste materials or “tailings”. And worst of all, they are poisoning water-sources with the neuro-toxin mercury, endangering not only their own lives but the lives of all those who live nearby. Miners eat lunch on the hill-top gold field of Msasa The country has a long history of gold mining Weston Makoni, chairman of the Penhalonga Residents Association, told The Telegraph that the mining threatened to turn the area into a wasteland. “The illegal gold miners are now everywhere,” he said. “They are polluting our water and environment with mercury. Our livestock is also drinking this poisoned water; our crops are irrigated with the poisoned water. And the mercury is finding its way into our food chain.” Zimbabwe’s crumbing economy, long afflicted by poor management, political conflict and climate change, has pushed millions into taking desperate measures to survive.

Mining is posing a threat to Zimbabwe’s national parks and wildlife. National parks, botanical reserves, sanctuaries, safaris, and recreational parks cover around 13% of Zimbabwe’s land. These areas are abundant in mineral deposits, such as gold and coal, which have led to both legal and illegal mining activities https://lnkd.in/dBehT3YH

The fight for Pākiri: "I think for the first time in my life I would actually feel betrayed by my government. I've never said that before, I've never thought that before – I never thought I would think that before – but I would feel betrayed.” [Damon Clapshaw] Several local and national groups mobilised against the mining, with a variety of concerns. The groups included Friends of Pākiri Beach, the Fairy Tern Society, Forest & Bird, Mangawhai Harbour Restoration Society, Environmental Defence Society (EDS), Te Arai Interests, Te Whānau o Pākiri, and Manuhiri Kaitiaki Charitable Trust. Between these groups, experts were put forward on coastal processes, damage to the sea floor, the effects on bird (including tara iti fairy terns) and sea life and the effects on mana whenua. The quality of the evidence the various local groups supplied forced the sand mining company’s expert witnesses to change their views – and led to success in the Environment Court for the voices of Pākiri. Now, those who have been fighting against sand mining off Pākiri for years are facing another threat – the Fast-track Approvals Bill. Read Farah Hancock's RNZ article | https://buff.ly/3wnc7R7 #stopthewaronnature #givingnatureavoice #biodiversity #conservation