[IPS] VICTORIA, Seychelles, Feb 3 2026 (IPS) – The world is entering a decisive period for the future of the ocean. With the High Seas Treaty coming into force and meaningful progress being made on the World Trade Organization Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, global momentum for stronger marine governance is building. Yet, new pressures linked to the push for deep-sea mining — the extraction of minerals from seabed thousands of meters below the ocean surface — threaten to undermine these gains. To safeguard
Africa: Protecting Africa’s Ocean Future and Why a Precautionary Pause On Deep-Sea Mining Matters
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