#94 - Opening Up The Ocean Floor

The International Seabed Authority has issued 29 exploration licenses for deep sea mining. But with the deep sea falling under the protections of outdated international agreements and largely remaining a mystery, how can we be sure mining the ocean floor won't bring about ecological destruction? Featuring: Ngenge Sasa - Local Level Government President in Balopa LLG, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea and Member of the Alliance of Solwara Warriors. Elsa Dominish - Senior Research Consultant at the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney. Duncan Currie - Legal and Policy Advisor to the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition.