#BBCNews - UN Ocean conference gives 'glimmer of hope' for marine life
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq69e4j6jz8o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq69e4j6jz8o
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"Last week 2,000 scientists recommended to governments that all deep sea exploration be paused whilst further research is carried out; just 0.001% of the seabed has been mapped."
#EsmeStallard, 2025
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq69e4j6jz8o
Meanwhile the NatACT government in Aotearoa is actively encouraging mining corporations to "invest" in large-scale destruction of the seabed around our islands.
Will no one rid us of these turbulent priests? Well, there is an election coming ...
"At the conference ministers from 97 countries, including the UK, signed a joint political statement saying they wanted an ambitious treaty to be signed on [plastic production].
But this only included one of the top ten oil-producing nations - Canada. Plastic is made from oil, so any commitment to reduce production could harm their income, the countries claim."
#EsmeStallard, 2025
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq69e4j6jz8o
All the more reason to end fossil fuel industries ASAP.
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