Africa: Govts Leave ISA Negotiations Without Promised Ocean Action

[Deep Sea Conservation Coalition] "We are rushing to prepare regulations atop a foundation of scientific uncertainty, in direct contradiction of our obligation under Article 145 of UNCLOS to protect the marine environment. This is not urgency born of science, but acceleration shaped by external pressure. We must be guided by principle, and not by artificial deadlines." President Surangel Whipps Jr. of Palau at the July 2025 ISA Assembly