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Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority Participates in the AELERT – INECE 2024 Global Summit on Implementing and Enforcing Environmental Law
Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority Participates in the AELERT – INECE 2024 Global Summit on Implementing and Enforcing Environmental Law

Representatives from the Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) recently attended the AELERT – INECE 2024 Global Summit on Implementing and Enforcing Environmental Law in Brisbane, Australia, from November 6th - 8th. This summit convened leaders and experts from various regulatory fields to discuss advancements in law enforcement and compliance practices.

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Media ReleaseDede MingiCook Islands, SBMA, Seabed Minerals, AELERT, INECE 2024, Environmental Law, Regulatory Advancements, Climate Change, Natural Resource Management, Sustainable Development, Indigenous Engagement, Biodiversity, Waste Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Global Summit, Environmental Compliance, Deep Sea Minerals, Regulatory Frameworks, Sustaible Mining, Technology In Enforcement
Artex 2023 concludes: New discoveries and a model of collaboration
Artex 2023 concludes: New discoveries and a model of collaboration

Two remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dives and four boxcore deployments later, the Artex 2023 team disembarked in Aitutaki after completing a research expedition of the deep ocean plains shared with Rarotonga.

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Media ReleaseDede MingiArtex 2023, Deep Ocean Exploration, DEEPEND Project, Collaboration Model, Anuanua Moana, Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority, ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle), Kiva Marine Team, Boxcorer, Biological Samples, Dr. Adrian Glover and Professor Daniel Jones, National Oceanography Centre, Cook Islands, Sustainable Development, Regulation and Licensing, Biodiversity, SBMA Commissioner Alex Herman, Public Domain, Future Research Plans
Will nodule mining impact animals that live on the ocean floor?
Will nodule mining impact animals that live on the ocean floor?

A closer look at the potential impact of nodule mining on the megafauna associated with nodules in the Cook Islands EEZ from Penrhyn southward to Aitutaki and Palmerston. By Gerald McCormack, Director of the Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust.

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CI NEWSDede MingiCISBMA, SBMA, Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Gerald McCormack, Cook Islands EEZ, Exclusive Economic Zone, Penrhyn, Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Nodules, Seabed Mining, Impact, Biodiversity, Ocean Floor, Megafauna, Nodule Density, SPB Nodules, Benthic Megafauna Distribution