Oslo, Norway (18th April 2024)
Norway stands as one of the first countries globally to open areas for deep seabed mining, despite warnings from its own environmental agency, national and international research communities, and criticism from the EU and across the world.
"Norway's decision to proceed with opening vast ocean areas for destructive mining represents an unprecedented governance scandal. Never before have we seen a Norwegian government so blatantly disregard scientific advice and overlook the warnings from a united ocean research community," states Karoline Andaur, CEO of WWF-Norway.