Letter: ‘It’s time we listened to the science’

I write with a heavy heart, disappointed by the narrow-mindedness I see in some of my fellow Cook Islanders when it comes to seabed minerals exploration.

Too many are quick to dismiss it without taking the time to understand the science behind it. We owe it to ourselves, our children, and future generations to take an informed approach.

Letter to the editorDede Mingi18 September 2024Informed Decisions, Seabed Minerals Debate, Protect Our Future, Science for Sustainability, Research Not Rhetoric, Educate Before You Judge, Seabed Mining Truth

Cook Islands hosts world’s largest marine minerals gathering

Over 100 stakeholders and marine minerals experts from all across the globe have gathered for the International Underwater Minerals Conference (UMC) 2024 in Rarotonga this week.

The four-day conference, which began in 1970, will be held from Monday to Thursday this week at the National Auditorium, gathering marine minerals experts from over 25 countries.

UMC is the world’s largest gathering of ocean mineral stakeholders, including government, academic, and commercial sector professionals.

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