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International opposition to experimental seabed mining grows

The campaign by Pacific Civil Society against experimental seabed mining in the Pacific has been boosted by growing international support. A public petition launched on 01 December has received signatures from as far as Nigeria and Guyana, as well as from diverse groups including trade unions in Canada, indigenous groups in Asia, Hawaii and the Pacific, churches in Australia and the Pacific and feminists from across the world.