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Indigenous Kanaks support New Caledonia’s 50-year ban on seabed mining
By Andrew Mathieson New Caledonia has imposed a 50-year ban on deep-sea mining across its entire maritime zone in a rare and sweeping move that places the French Pacific territory among the most restricted exploration areas on the planet’s waters. The law blocks commercial exploration, prospecting and mining of mineral resources that sits within Kanaky ... <a title="Indigenous Kanaks support New Caledonia’s 50-year ban on seabed mining" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/indigenous-kanaks-support-new-caledonias-50-year-ban-on-seabed-mining/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous Kanaks support New Caledonia’s 50-year ban on seabed mining">Read more</a>