Greenpeace could be thrown out of UN deep-sea mining body - BBC News

Greenpeace could be thrown out of the UN body overseeing deep-sea mining for obstructing a research expedition.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Martin Katz / Greenpeace Image caption, The Metals Company wants Greenpeace out of UN talks for disrupting its research expeditionBy Justin RowlattClimate editor, BBC NewsMiners and environmentalists are locked in a battle over a multi-billion dollar treasure trove of metals at the bottom of our deepest oceans.

Now drama on the high seas miles above is heating up the fight.

One mining company claims Greenpeace activists disrupted a research expedition when they boarded its vessel in the remote Pacific.

As a result the campaign group could be thrown out of the UN body overseeing controversial plans to begin deep-sea mining.

Member states of the UN's International Seabed Authority could choose in coming days to strip Greenpeace of its observer status within the group.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68576735

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