“Kingston’s Disappointment Should Not Extinguish Our Hope for the Deep Ocean” By James Alix Michel Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/08/kingstons-disappointment-should-not-extinguish-our-hope-for-the-deep-ocean/ VICTORIA, Seychelles, Aug 3 2026 (IPS) - Earlier this year, I called publicly for a precautionary pause on deep-sea mining, arguing that it is not a rejection of progress, but a commitment to sound science. I made that appeal because I believed governments meeting this year at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) would finally choose caution over haste. Watching the results emerge from Kingston, Jamaica, over these past weeks, I must admit to real disappointment. Geology Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -