⛱ No te pierdas las actividades de #Resalar que tenemos preparadas para este verano los días 18 y 19 de julio - TALLER MONTE BLANCO - TALLER CALETA DEL ESTACIO Conoce los valores naturales de este espacio y participa en acciones de restauración Info: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

The International Seabed Authority elects a SG on 2 August. Governments can't ignore re-electing its current SG Michael Lodge will continue to compromise its credibility and independence. IPS has just published this op-ed explaining why #ReformTheISA 🧵👇 ipsnews.net/2024/07/intern…

The #ISA, an autonomous organisation established under UNCLOS, is negotiating a set of rules that could allow #DeepSeaMining. These are taking place amidst growing environmental concerns and public opposition to the harm that deep sea mining will cause to the marine environment

On 4 July, a NYT exposé contained strong accusations of interference in the campaign process. Kiribati’s Ambassador confirmed that he offered the Brazilian candidate a high level position at the ISA in exchange for dropping out of the race nytimes.com/2024/07/04/us/…

Media attention reached a peak-high when American talk-show John Oliver's #LastWeekTonight dedicated an issue to #DeepSeaMining on 13 June. The video is approaching 3M views on Youtube. Oliver calls Michael Lodge "a cheerleader for mining interests"youtube.com/watch?v=qW7CGT…

In March 2023 “diplomats from Germany, Costa Rica and elsewhere” explained Lodge, supposed to be a neutral facilitator, “has stepped out of line by resisting efforts by some Council members that could slow approval of the first mining proposal”nytimes.com/2023/03/19/us/…

NYT exposed in 08/2022 “interviews and hundreds of pages of emails, letters and other internal documents” arguing the ISA “provided data identifying some of the most valuable seabed tracts, and then set aside the prized sites for the company’s future use”nytimes.com/2022/08/29/wor…

In 2018, Lodge appeared in a promotional video of Deep Green (now operating as The Metals Company). The video is not public anymore from its original host Vimeo, but can still be found in an LA Times article latimes.com/politics/story…

According to the Los Angeles Times, a bar tab in 2018 for a group of 15 attended by mining executives, which included $95 bottles of wine, came to $1,230, “according to a receipt and expense report filed with the secretariat.” latimes.com/politics/story…

Sandor Mulsow, a marine geologist who served as the ISA’s head of the Office of Environmental Management and Mineral Resources for more than five years, until 2019, described the work of the ISA as having “a huge bias in favour of new contractors.”dialogue.earth/en/ocean/19905…

In 2020 a Radio New Zealand programme referred to Lodge as a “cheerleader” for mining interests. In response, Lodge threatened a defamation lawsuit. latimes.com/politics/story…

During Lodge’s mandates the ISA has become an increasingly difficult environment for media and civil society observers. Lodge has vocally criticised those questioning #DeepSeaMining, promulgated new and restrictive guidelines for observers and restricted media access 👇

In 2018 Lodge said to be disturbed by “wildly inaccurate and distorted scenarios portrayed by some sections of the media and interest groups” saying concerns on environmental damage from #DeepSeaMining are “grossly exaggerated and lack any basis in fact” isa.org.jm/wp-content/upl…

🥳 Great news to start this week: The Nature Restoration Law was published in the EU journal today! The law will enter into force in only 20 days 🤩 We're excited to #RestoreNature all across Europe 💚 eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/…

Hoy propondré al Consejo de Ministros que el Mar de Las Calmas, al sur de El Hierro, sea declarado parque nacional. 24.000has de ricos ecosistemas marinos y numerosas especies tropicales y subtropicales. Será el 17 de nuestra red de parques y el único exclusivamente marítimo.

Enhorabuena Teresa Ribera 🌹 Parques Nacionales (OAPN) por esta iniciativa esperada desde hace años por nuestra organización. 🤩La creación del primer Parque Nacional 100 % marino en el #MardeLasCalmas es un reconocimiento a la extraordinaria riqueza marina de este espacio. 🌊Cada vez más cerca

❗️Aprobada la propuesta de declaración de un Parque Nacional marino en el #MardeLasCalmas de El Hierro. Un paso más cerca de: 🌊 Alcanzar el 30 % de la superficie marina protegida a nivel nacional 🦈Preservar uno de los fondos marinos de mayor riqueza de nuestro país 🤝Pedimos

RTVE La 2 La 1 La televisión pública culmina sus 10 días de promoción de la extinción de la anguila La guinda, el programa "Origen" sobre la angula. Una oda a la extinción, con Elena Arzak, Arzak Va hilo de hilos sobre este esperpento rtve.es/play/videos/or…