#unclos — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #unclos, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/?p=98376 The internet has a Strait of Hormuz problem #Block2 #Houthis #IranWar #Opinion #PersianGulf #PersianGulfCables #RedSeaCables #UNCLOS #UnderseaCableAttacks #UnderseaCableSecurity
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/?p=81065 Global shipping order may never recover from Hormuz #BlackRock #Block2 #ChancayPort #DonaldTrump #FreedomOfNavigation #Hormuz #HormuzBlockade #Houthis #IndependentMediaInstitute #IranWar #OilShock #OperationEpicFury #PanamaCanal #ShippingInsurancePremiums #StraitOfHormuz #UNCLOS #USHormuzBlockade #UsIranNegotiations #UsNavy
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Irã começa a receber pedágios por passagem pelo Estreito de Ormuz enquanto negociações de paz com EUA não avançam
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Irã começa a receber pedágios por passagem pelo Estreito de Ormuz enquanto negociações de paz com EUA não avançam
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Iran’s Legal Strategy in Hormuz
Geography remains Iran’s greatest wartime advantage and a key strategic asset in the ongoing 2026 conflict. The country’s rugged terrain, extensive coastline, and strategic depth in the Persian Gulf shape the course of the war, constraining conventional military options while enhancing Iran’s ability to leverage the Strait of
#Iran #LawOfTheSea #NavalWarfare #UNCLOS
https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/irans-legal-strategy-in-hormuz/
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Isn't the strait of Hormuz Iran and Oman territorial waters?
In which case they have every right to decide how to manage the passage, and nobody has to say shit about it.....?
Looking into this United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which might regulate the strait but it feels really messy...pretty confused about it but looks like the US didn't even sign the treaty?... -
Strait of Hormuz: Why the US and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters
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Strait of Hormuz
It’s not difficult..it’s one strait. There simply are not multiple straits connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.
Also, any blockade of an internationally-navigable waterway violates the #UNCLOS
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#usa #israel #iran #warofaggression #straitofhormuz #toll #uno #imo #unclos
#… international navigation.
“According to UNCLOS, ships enjoy the right of transit passage through international straits. States bordering straits shall not hamper that right or suspend the transit passage,” the IMO spokesperson said.«
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#usa #israel #iran : #warofaggression / #straitofhormuz / #toll / #uno / #imo / #unclos
»“There is no international agreement where tolls can be introduced for transiting international straits. Any such toll will set a dangerous precedent,” a spokesperson with the UN’s International Maritime Organisation (#IMO) said.
IMO countries adopted the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas, or UNCLOS, which outlines the rules that govern straits used for …
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/862509/ A briefing note for journalists on whether the British military can legally board sanctioned vessels off the UK’s coasts #Britain #EEZ #England #FreedomOfNavigation #GreatBritain #HumanRights #InnocentPassage #InternationalLaw #LegalRisk #MaritimeLaw #NavalInterdiction #NorthernIreland #RussiaOilExports #Scotland #ShadowFleet #StateSovereignty #TerritorialWaters #UK #UKSanctions #UNCLOS #UnitedKingdom #Wales
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The #ADF can hardly claim "international waters" (a #UNCLOS definition) in the South China Sea at the _very same_ time it encourages US / Israel aggression in the middle east (clearly breaching the UN Charter).
#Australia, we either rely on international law, or you undermine it. There's no middle path.
In local dialect:
If international law is buggered, then we're fucked.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-06/adf-helicopter-evasive-action-chinese-military/106426388
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Can Iran Close the Strait of Hormuz? And How Exactly Do You Close the Sea?
Share As tensions rise following U.S. and Israeli strikes across the Middle East, attention has shifted to a…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Iran #MiddleEast #PeaceandSecurity #U.S.-UN #UNCLOS
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/106743/ Ankara Complains to UN Over Greece, Cyprus, Egypt Maritime Zones #ContinentalShelfLimits #EEZ #Egypt #GreeceTurkeyRelations #MaviVatan/BlueHomeland #UNCLOS #UnitedNations
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Greenland and raw geopolitics, Indonesia’s strategic wake-up call – Academia
hen United States President Donald Trump again raised the prospect of acquiring Greenland, many observers dismissed it as…
#Politics #Arctic #confrontation #denmark #geopolitcs #geopolitics #Greenland #Indo-Pacific #nationalinterest #NATO #power #UNCLOS #UnitedStates #warning
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Philippines will insist South China Sea code is based on international law, DFA chief says
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#music #Auspol #warcrimes #AUKUS #UNCLOS 🎶white boy summer gonna fix that low white birth rate🎶
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A court in #Finland concluded that it has no jurisdiction in the criminal case over the severing of undersea cables by the Eagle S tanker in December 2024. Under the #UNCLOS treaty, jurisdiction belonged to #courts in the ship's flag state or in the countries of the defendants, the court stated.
https://viabaltica.fi/estonia-finnish-court-has-no-jurisdiction-in-eagle-s-case/
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#nogenocidio #flotilla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be3Jk0SmI68
Lo scivolone di #Crosetto e di #Cacciari che che considerano acque territoriali di #Israele quelle di #Gaza.
Le acque davanti a Gaza non sono israeliane.
Secondo il diritto internazionale (Convenzione ONU sul diritto del mare – #UNCLOS), ogni territorio costiero ha diritto a 12 miglia nautiche di acque territoriali. Gaza è passata sotto amministrazione palestinese dopo gli Accordi di Oslo. -
"Navigational rights under #UNCLOS - UNCLOS 1982 recognises two main forms of navigational rights:" www.malaymail.com/news/what-yo... #SumudFlotilla #law
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The US attacked another vessel in the Caribbean, killing three.
#UNCLOS violation?
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17 Aug.: #TEPCO Radiation Dump report www.tepco.co.jp/press/report... 909m3 + 456m3 #PacificOcean #hbitat #Chitin #ecosystem #health #humanrights #fisheries#security #UNCLOS #law
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One Climate, Many Courts
On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (‘ICJ’) issued its advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change, marking a significant moment in the evolving landscape of international climate change law. Notably, the ICJ engaged in sustained and explicit dialogue with the 2024 adv
#ClimateChange #CourtsAndTribunals #ICJ #InternationalCourts #UNCLOS
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In 2016, the #UnitedNations Convention on the Law of the Sea (#UNCLOS) ruled that the many small islands off the coast of the #Philippines in the West Philippine Sea (aka the South China Sea) are Filipino territory. Nevertheless, #China has militarized some of the islands, and the area now has frequent clashes, notably boat ramming incidents
Watch what happens when the China Coast Guard and the PLA (China) Navy are both eager to ram the Philippine Coast Guard
*BONK*
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Criminalità organizzata marittima: quale la risposta internazionale?
- Fenomeni criminali transnazionali. La necessità di coordinamento
La cooperazione internazionale è fondamentale per contrastare i traffici illeciti marittimi. Si tratta di fenomeni criminali spesso transnazionali che coinvolgono reti organizzate che sfruttano la complessità e la vastità degli spazi marittimi per eludere le autorità di uno o più Stati.
Solo attraverso un coordinamento efficace tra Paesi è possibile superare le difficoltà operative legate alla giurisdizione (come nel caso dell'inseguimento di navi sospette che attraversano acque territoriali diverse), e garantire una risposta tempestiva e coordinata alle minacce.
Inoltre, la cooperazione consente lo scambio di informazioni, la condivisione di intelligence e l’adozione di strategie comuni, elementi indispensabili per prevenire e reprimere efficacemente il traffico illecito, la pirateria e altre forme di criminalità organizzata marittima.
- Il contrasto
La strategia per il contrasto ai traffici illeciti marittimi è portata avanti da diverse organizzazioni e istituzioni internazionali, nonché da coalizioni di Stati.
L’Unione Europea, che ha lanciato operazioni militari come la missione “Atalanta” per la lotta alla pirateria al largo delle coste somale, integrando attività di protezione, prevenzione e repressione.
Le Nazioni Unite, con strumenti giuridici come la Convenzione delle Nazioni Unite sul diritto del mare (#UNCLOS) che impone agli Stati l’obbligo di cooperare nella repressione della pirateria e di altri traffici illeciti marittimi.
Organizzazioni come l’ #IMO (Organizzazione Marittima Internazionale), che promuovono norme e fondi per la sicurezza marittima e la gestione dei danni ambientali legati a incidenti marittimi.
Coalizioni multilaterali e accordi bilaterali o trilaterali tra Stati costieri, come quelli in corso tra Francia, Italia e Spagna, per migliorare la cooperazione operativa e giuridica nella lotta ai traffici illeciti via mare.
La lotta ai traffici illeciti marittimi richiede una strategia multilivello e multilaterale, basata su un forte coordinamento internazionale che coinvolge istituzioni sovranazionali, Stati e forze di polizia marittime, per garantire sicurezza, legalità e tutela degli interessi economici e umanitari nel contesto globale
- Rotte marittime per il traffico di droga
Il Rapporto Mondiale sulla Droga 2024 dell'Ufficio delle Nazioni Unite contro la Droga e il Crimine (#UNODC) rivela una preoccupante tendenza all'aumento delle rotte marittime per il traffico illecito di droga. Nello specifico, i sequestri di cocaina nei porti europei sono aumentati del 18% durante la pandemia di COVID-19, evidenziando la crescente dipendenza da sofisticati “narco-sottomarini” segreti, in grado di trasportare ingenti quantità di droga su lunghe distanze. Pochi giorni orsono la Marina colombiana ha sequestrato al largo del Mar dei Caraibi il primo drone subacqueo utilizzato dai narcotrafficanti: un semisommergibile autonomo senza equipaggio con tecnologia Starlink, probabilmente testato dal cartello Gulf Clan.
L’imbarcazione, lunga circa 10 metri, è stata trovata priva di carico, ma secondo le autorità colombiane rappresenta un prototipo sperimentale in fase di test. Il potente cartello Gulf Clan è già noto per l’impiego di tecnologia avanzata nelle sue rotte clandestine.
Questa tendenza si inserisce in un panorama più ampio di crimini marittimi che minacciano la sicurezza globale, tra cui pirateria, contrabbando di armi, tratta di esseri umani, traffico di migranti, pesca illegale e criminalità ambientale marittima. Questi crimini sono spesso perpetrati dalle stesse reti criminali transnazionali, evidenziando la necessità di un approccio globale per affrontare queste minacce.
In risposta a ciò, il Programma Globale sulla Criminalità Marittima (#GMCP) dell'UNODC fornisce un supporto fondamentale agli Stati membri attraverso iniziative di rafforzamento delle capacità. Le attività del programma prevedono la formazione specializzata per le squadre di interdizione, l'implementazione di tecnologie per la consapevolezza del dominio marittimo e la promozione della cooperazione transfrontaliera nelle indagini penali. Partendo da queste basi, il GMCP mira a istituire quadri sostenibili e basati sullo stato di diritto per l'individuazione, l'intercettazione, il perseguimento e il giudizio dei reati marittimi.
Nel 2024, il GMCP ha compiuto progressi significativi in questo ambito, formando oltre 8.500 agenti in 109 paesi. Questo risultato sottolinea l'impegno del programma nell'aiutare gli Stati membri a rispondere efficacemente alle crescenti minacce marittime transnazionali.
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It does this by dividing the ocean into zones that control how and where nations and corporations can exploit the seas. As well, it supports the idea of the ocean as a vast, exploitable resource. Weak environmental protections are offered in return. UNCLOS speaks little of either the ocean itself or of diverse human-ocean relationships.It is a constitution for the ocean, without the ocean.
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The international seabed zone encompasses 54 per cent of the planet’s surface. The designation was created in 1994 under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). When described as the “constitution for the oceans,” UNCLOS deceivingly implies that its role is protective. However, the treaty functions as architecture for exploiting ocean resources.
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The #G7 Foreign Ministers reaffirmed commitment to a free, secure #maritime domain, crucial for #global stability and economic resilience. They expressed concern over threats to navigation, illicit #shipping, and environmental damage, emphasising #UNCLOS and regional security frameworks.
Ministers condemned attempts to alter the maritime status quo by force, particularly in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. They pledged to protect undersea infrastructure, combat maritime crime, and coordinate efforts against illicit shipping. The G7 also committed to enhancing supply chain resilience, food and energy security, and addressing illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. Ongoing cooperation with international partners will ensure sustainable maritime security and prosperity.
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Draft Rules on Deep Seabed Mining in a Critical Phase
#Environment #LawOfTheSea #UNCLOS
https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/draft-rules-on-deep-seabed-mining-in-a-critical-phase/
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🌊 @mpfpr along with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia & @ASEAN, co-hosts the second workshop on #HumanRights at Sea for officials of ASEAN Member States, ASEAN Secretariat & Timor-Leste in #KualaLumpur.
W/support from @AuswaertigesAmt
#LawOfTheSea #InternationalMaritimeLaw #UNConvention #UNCLOS #MaritimeBoundaries #MaritimeLawPrinciples #MaritimeJurisdiction #SeaLawRegulations #MPFPR #RuleofLaw #HumanRights
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In interesting show of restraint, #USA president's order to change "#GulfOfMexico" to "#GulfOfAmerica" on govt maps seems to specify that only the part under US jurisdiction is being renamed.
(Order also renames "#Denali" back to "#MountMcKinley")
#toponymy #geography #mapping #hydrology #UNCLOS #maritime #names #policy #geography #GIS #placenames #Alaska #GulfCoast #nautical #hydrology #GNIS @geography @geopolitics
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from Pia （@cecallihelper.bsky.social）
【 20 Dec.: #TEPCO Radiation Dump report www.tepco.co.jp/press/report... #Fukushima #genpatsu #PacificOcean #fisheries #habitat #Chitin #plankton #krill #shrimp #crab #coral #marine #UNCLOS #law 】
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【 20 Dec.: #TEPCO Radiation Dump report www.tepco.co.jp/press/report... #Fukushima #genpatsu #PacificOcean #fisheries #habitat #Chitin #plankton #krill #shrimp #crab #coral #marine #UNCLOS #law 】
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【 20 Dec.: #TEPCO Radiation Dump report www.tepco.co.jp/press/report... #Fukushima #genpatsu #PacificOcean #fisheries #habitat #Chitin #plankton #krill #shrimp #crab #coral #marine #UNCLOS #law 】
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【 20 Dec.: #TEPCO Radiation Dump report www.tepco.co.jp/press/report... #Fukushima #genpatsu #PacificOcean #fisheries #habitat #Chitin #plankton #krill #shrimp #crab #coral #marine #UNCLOS #law 】
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@mpfpr hosted workshops for this year’s #NipponFellows, enhancing #legalresearch #legalwriting & #LegislativeDrafting skills, as part of the - The Nippon Foundation Capacity-Building & Training Programme on Dispute Settlement under #UNCLOS
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Filipiny wyznaczają WSE na Morzu Południowochińskim
Jeżeli pozostałe państwa nadbrzeżne pójdą w ślad Manili to postawią Pekin w trudnej sytuacji politycznej. Do tej pory Chiny wygrywały wykorzystując niesnaski i wykluczające się roszczenia pozostałych państw.
https://wp.me/p3fv0T-gSC #Filipiny #FerdinandMarcos #Chiny #ChRL #SCS #EEZ #WSE #MorzePołudniowochińskie #ustawy #UNCLOS #POLECANE
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If Earth loses its sources of oxygen, that won't be a very green transition. smh
#DeepSeaMining opponents suffer major setback
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS
August 3, 2024"Opponents of deep sea mining suffered a serious setback Friday when they failed to take a first step toward an international moratorium on the controversial practice.
"Until now, those in favor of such mining—which would deliver minerals key to the green transition but with a potentially high environmental cost—have managed to prevent the #InternationalSeabedAuthority (#ISA) from even taking up any debate on the subject.
"This time, the debate took place, but a draft calling for a 'dialogue' toward 'the development of a general policy... for the protection and preservation of the marine environment' did not advance after a week of talks in Kingston, Jamaica.
"Numerous delegations, from #China to #SaudiArabia to the #Africa group of member states, said the draft lacked clarity and that the ISA's full assembly of 168 members was not the forum to make any decision on the protection of #marine habitats.
"Instead, those countries said the Council, made up of 36 states, should decide.
"Faced with consistent opposition, #Chile withdrew the draft measure as the assembly's annual session—which makes decisions by consensus—drew to a close.
"'We are somewhat disappointed,' said Chilean representative Salvador Vega Telias. Though he believed he had support from a majority of states, he opted to shelve the discussions until July 2025—a proposal that was not approved either.
"Deep sea mining in international waters involves scraping the ocean floor for #minerals like #nickel, #cobalt and #copper, crucial for #RenewableEnergy energy technology.
"Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (#UNCLOS), the ISA is responsible for both protecting the seabed in areas beyond national jurisdictions and for overseeing any exploration or exploitation of resources in those zones.
"Deep sea mining has not yet taken place beyond the experimental and exploratory stage.
"The ISA's Council, which for now only grants exploration contracts, has been drawing up commercial exploitation rules for more than a decade. They are aiming to adopt a mining code in 2025.
"Non-governmental organizations and scientists warn that deep sea mining could damage #habitats and harm species that are little understood, but are potentially important to the #FoodChain.
"In addition, they point to the risk of disrupting the ocean's capacity to absorb carbon emitted by human activities, and the noise that could disturb species such as #whales."
Read more:
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-deep-sea-opponents-major-setback.html#OceansAreLife #MarineLife #DeepSeaMining #NoDeepSeaMining
#DarkOxygen #LifeOnEarth #Extinction #Nodules #Greenwashing #CorporateColonialism #CorporatePolluters -
If Earth loses its sources of oxygen, that won't be a very green transition. smh
#DeepSeaMining opponents suffer major setback
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS
August 3, 2024"Opponents of deep sea mining suffered a serious setback Friday when they failed to take a first step toward an international moratorium on the controversial practice.
"Until now, those in favor of such mining—which would deliver minerals key to the green transition but with a potentially high environmental cost—have managed to prevent the #InternationalSeabedAuthority (#ISA) from even taking up any debate on the subject.
"This time, the debate took place, but a draft calling for a 'dialogue' toward 'the development of a general policy... for the protection and preservation of the marine environment' did not advance after a week of talks in Kingston, Jamaica.
"Numerous delegations, from #China to #SaudiArabia to the #Africa group of member states, said the draft lacked clarity and that the ISA's full assembly of 168 members was not the forum to make any decision on the protection of #marine habitats.
"Instead, those countries said the Council, made up of 36 states, should decide.
"Faced with consistent opposition, #Chile withdrew the draft measure as the assembly's annual session—which makes decisions by consensus—drew to a close.
"'We are somewhat disappointed,' said Chilean representative Salvador Vega Telias. Though he believed he had support from a majority of states, he opted to shelve the discussions until July 2025—a proposal that was not approved either.
"Deep sea mining in international waters involves scraping the ocean floor for #minerals like #nickel, #cobalt and #copper, crucial for #RenewableEnergy energy technology.
"Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (#UNCLOS), the ISA is responsible for both protecting the seabed in areas beyond national jurisdictions and for overseeing any exploration or exploitation of resources in those zones.
"Deep sea mining has not yet taken place beyond the experimental and exploratory stage.
"The ISA's Council, which for now only grants exploration contracts, has been drawing up commercial exploitation rules for more than a decade. They are aiming to adopt a mining code in 2025.
"Non-governmental organizations and scientists warn that deep sea mining could damage #habitats and harm species that are little understood, but are potentially important to the #FoodChain.
"In addition, they point to the risk of disrupting the ocean's capacity to absorb carbon emitted by human activities, and the noise that could disturb species such as #whales."
Read more:
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-deep-sea-opponents-major-setback.html#OceansAreLife #MarineLife #DeepSeaMining #NoDeepSeaMining
#DarkOxygen #LifeOnEarth #Extinction #Nodules #Greenwashing #CorporateColonialism #CorporatePolluters -
If Earth loses its sources of oxygen, that won't be a very green transition. smh
#DeepSeaMining opponents suffer major setback
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS
August 3, 2024"Opponents of deep sea mining suffered a serious setback Friday when they failed to take a first step toward an international moratorium on the controversial practice.
"Until now, those in favor of such mining—which would deliver minerals key to the green transition but with a potentially high environmental cost—have managed to prevent the #InternationalSeabedAuthority (#ISA) from even taking up any debate on the subject.
"This time, the debate took place, but a draft calling for a 'dialogue' toward 'the development of a general policy... for the protection and preservation of the marine environment' did not advance after a week of talks in Kingston, Jamaica.
"Numerous delegations, from #China to #SaudiArabia to the #Africa group of member states, said the draft lacked clarity and that the ISA's full assembly of 168 members was not the forum to make any decision on the protection of #marine habitats.
"Instead, those countries said the Council, made up of 36 states, should decide.
"Faced with consistent opposition, #Chile withdrew the draft measure as the assembly's annual session—which makes decisions by consensus—drew to a close.
"'We are somewhat disappointed,' said Chilean representative Salvador Vega Telias. Though he believed he had support from a majority of states, he opted to shelve the discussions until July 2025—a proposal that was not approved either.
"Deep sea mining in international waters involves scraping the ocean floor for #minerals like #nickel, #cobalt and #copper, crucial for #RenewableEnergy energy technology.
"Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (#UNCLOS), the ISA is responsible for both protecting the seabed in areas beyond national jurisdictions and for overseeing any exploration or exploitation of resources in those zones.
"Deep sea mining has not yet taken place beyond the experimental and exploratory stage.
"The ISA's Council, which for now only grants exploration contracts, has been drawing up commercial exploitation rules for more than a decade. They are aiming to adopt a mining code in 2025.
"Non-governmental organizations and scientists warn that deep sea mining could damage #habitats and harm species that are little understood, but are potentially important to the #FoodChain.
"In addition, they point to the risk of disrupting the ocean's capacity to absorb carbon emitted by human activities, and the noise that could disturb species such as #whales."
Read more:
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-deep-sea-opponents-major-setback.html#OceansAreLife #MarineLife #DeepSeaMining #NoDeepSeaMining
#DarkOxygen #LifeOnEarth #Extinction #Nodules #Greenwashing #CorporateColonialism #CorporatePolluters -
If Earth loses its sources of oxygen, that won't be a very green transition. smh
#DeepSeaMining opponents suffer major setback
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS
August 3, 2024"Opponents of deep sea mining suffered a serious setback Friday when they failed to take a first step toward an international moratorium on the controversial practice.
"Until now, those in favor of such mining—which would deliver minerals key to the green transition but with a potentially high environmental cost—have managed to prevent the #InternationalSeabedAuthority (#ISA) from even taking up any debate on the subject.
"This time, the debate took place, but a draft calling for a 'dialogue' toward 'the development of a general policy... for the protection and preservation of the marine environment' did not advance after a week of talks in Kingston, Jamaica.
"Numerous delegations, from #China to #SaudiArabia to the #Africa group of member states, said the draft lacked clarity and that the ISA's full assembly of 168 members was not the forum to make any decision on the protection of #marine habitats.
"Instead, those countries said the Council, made up of 36 states, should decide.
"Faced with consistent opposition, #Chile withdrew the draft measure as the assembly's annual session—which makes decisions by consensus—drew to a close.
"'We are somewhat disappointed,' said Chilean representative Salvador Vega Telias. Though he believed he had support from a majority of states, he opted to shelve the discussions until July 2025—a proposal that was not approved either.
"Deep sea mining in international waters involves scraping the ocean floor for #minerals like #nickel, #cobalt and #copper, crucial for #RenewableEnergy energy technology.
"Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (#UNCLOS), the ISA is responsible for both protecting the seabed in areas beyond national jurisdictions and for overseeing any exploration or exploitation of resources in those zones.
"Deep sea mining has not yet taken place beyond the experimental and exploratory stage.
"The ISA's Council, which for now only grants exploration contracts, has been drawing up commercial exploitation rules for more than a decade. They are aiming to adopt a mining code in 2025.
"Non-governmental organizations and scientists warn that deep sea mining could damage #habitats and harm species that are little understood, but are potentially important to the #FoodChain.
"In addition, they point to the risk of disrupting the ocean's capacity to absorb carbon emitted by human activities, and the noise that could disturb species such as #whales."
Read more:
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-deep-sea-opponents-major-setback.html#OceansAreLife #MarineLife #DeepSeaMining #NoDeepSeaMining
#DarkOxygen #LifeOnEarth #Extinction #Nodules #Greenwashing #CorporateColonialism #CorporatePolluters -
If Earth loses its sources of oxygen, that won't be a very green transition. smh
#DeepSeaMining opponents suffer major setback
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS
August 3, 2024"Opponents of deep sea mining suffered a serious setback Friday when they failed to take a first step toward an international moratorium on the controversial practice.
"Until now, those in favor of such mining—which would deliver minerals key to the green transition but with a potentially high environmental cost—have managed to prevent the #InternationalSeabedAuthority (#ISA) from even taking up any debate on the subject.
"This time, the debate took place, but a draft calling for a 'dialogue' toward 'the development of a general policy... for the protection and preservation of the marine environment' did not advance after a week of talks in Kingston, Jamaica.
"Numerous delegations, from #China to #SaudiArabia to the #Africa group of member states, said the draft lacked clarity and that the ISA's full assembly of 168 members was not the forum to make any decision on the protection of #marine habitats.
"Instead, those countries said the Council, made up of 36 states, should decide.
"Faced with consistent opposition, #Chile withdrew the draft measure as the assembly's annual session—which makes decisions by consensus—drew to a close.
"'We are somewhat disappointed,' said Chilean representative Salvador Vega Telias. Though he believed he had support from a majority of states, he opted to shelve the discussions until July 2025—a proposal that was not approved either.
"Deep sea mining in international waters involves scraping the ocean floor for #minerals like #nickel, #cobalt and #copper, crucial for #RenewableEnergy energy technology.
"Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (#UNCLOS), the ISA is responsible for both protecting the seabed in areas beyond national jurisdictions and for overseeing any exploration or exploitation of resources in those zones.
"Deep sea mining has not yet taken place beyond the experimental and exploratory stage.
"The ISA's Council, which for now only grants exploration contracts, has been drawing up commercial exploitation rules for more than a decade. They are aiming to adopt a mining code in 2025.
"Non-governmental organizations and scientists warn that deep sea mining could damage #habitats and harm species that are little understood, but are potentially important to the #FoodChain.
"In addition, they point to the risk of disrupting the ocean's capacity to absorb carbon emitted by human activities, and the noise that could disturb species such as #whales."
Read more:
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-deep-sea-opponents-major-setback.html#OceansAreLife #MarineLife #DeepSeaMining #NoDeepSeaMining
#DarkOxygen #LifeOnEarth #Extinction #Nodules #Greenwashing #CorporateColonialism #CorporatePolluters -
China's continued disregard for the Philippines-China South China Sea arbitral tribunal ruling highlights its willingness to flout international law, signaling troubling intentions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/07/17/japan/south-china-sea-ruling/ #commentary #japan #philippines #china #southchinasea #unclos #mischiefreef #secondthomasshoal #spratlyislands
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#HypocriSea: The United States’ Failure to Join the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
31.Oct.2019
by Will Schrepferman"[T]he #UnitedStates cannot claim #Russia and #China to be in violation of a treaty that it is not a party to. When UNCLOS was initially signed in 1982, the Reagan administration refused to accede based on disagreements regarding deep seabed mining. Despite revisions to the treaty in 1994, the Senate refused to hold hearings on the matter. Although Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana finally held hearings in 2004 and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously recommended adopting the treaty, no further action was taken by the Senate."
#WaterIsLife #LawOfTheSeaConvention #LawOfTheSea #UnderseaMining #UNConventionLawOfTheSea #UNCLOS
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It boggles the mind that #Nauru isn't learning from past mistakes. Also, 10,000 people, who will barely profit from #DeepSeaMining, are buying the hype while #DeepGreen and #GerardBarron disrupts #DeepSeaLife, possibly permanently! Not good...
"#Australia, #NewZealand and #Britain had nearly exhausted the viable deposits of #phosphate by 1968 when Australia granted Nauru sovereignty, leaving behind one of the world’s worst #environmental #disasters."
#Corruption, incompetence and a musical: Nauru’s cursed history
The once-wealthy island now barely survives on income from Australia’s #detention regime and is pinning its economic hopes on #UnderseaMining
Anne Davies and Ben Doherty
Mon 3 Sep 2018"During the 1990s it transformed into a #moneylaundering haven selling banking licences and passports, including diplomatic passports, which confer immunity. Customers included the #RussianMafia and al-Qaida."
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/04/corruption-incompetence-and-a-musical-naurus-riches-to-rags-tale#WaterIsLife #NoDeepSeaMining #Extinction #Environment #UNConventionLawOfTheSea #LawOfTheSeaConvention #UNCLOS #OceansAreLife #RecycleMetals #FindAlternatives #Corruption
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Some #ClimateProgress is real yet hard to find or see.
"Devil's in the details." No details, no progress.
#UNCLOS
#ITLOS
#ClimateChangeAndLawOfTheSea
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Seegericht nimmt Staaten in Pflicht
via @tazgetroete"Das Aufheizen und Versauern der #Meere sowie der Meeresspiegelanstieg durch Kohlendioxid gelten als Verschmutzung der #Ozeane – damit sind Staaten schon allein durch das #Seerechtsübereinkommen von 1982 zum #Klimaschutz verpflichtet, nicht etwa erst durch das Pariser Weltklimaabkommen von 2015. Zu diesem Schluss ist am Dienstag der Internationale #Seegerichtshof in #Hamburg gekommen. Er verkündete ein Gutachten, das von neun kleinen Inselstaaten angefordert worden war. […]
Das Gutachten des Gerichtshofs erging einstimmig, das heißt alle 21 Richter:innen stimmten zu. Es ist zwar rechtlich nicht bindend, kann aber als Grundlage für Klagen gegen einzelne Vertragsstaaten genutzt werden. Für solche Klagen wäre dann wohl auch der Hamburger Seegerichtshof zuständig. Payam Akhavan, der kanadische Anwalt der kleinen Inselstaaten, sprach bereits von #Schadensersatzforderungen."
https://taz.de/Folgen-der-Klimakrise-auf-die-Meere/!6012024/
#ISGH #ITLOS #SRÜ #UNCLOS #Seerecht #PariserAbkommen #Meeresschutz
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"the tribunal said following the Paris agreement was not enough; the law of the sea imposed specific legal obligations on states and there were consequences for those that did not comply."
States have legal duty to cut greenhouse emissions, says top maritime court
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/21/greenhouse-gases-are-pollutants-that-kill-marine-life-court-rules?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
RT by @EULawDataPubs: The European Union establishes a military European Union maritime security operation to safeguard freedom of navigation in relation to the Red Sea crisis.
Read the Decision in the Official Journal ➡️ https://europa.eu/!6G3mc4
#EUNAVFor #Aspides #ReaSea #Unclos #EUSecurity
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EURLex/status/1756945277238353952#m
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