Dec 4, 2025 · Norway’s newly elected government has delayed issuing deep-sea mining licenses in the Arctic. Norway has postponed controversial deep–sea mining plans, a delay environmentalists...

Norway’s decision to halt the issuance of any deep-sea mining licences until at least the end of 2029 and to withhold all public funds for such activities marks a major advance for ocean protection, …

Dec 2, 2024 · Norway has paused its controversial project to open up its seabed for commercial-scale deep-sea mining. Oslo had planned to let companies apply to mine 280,000 sq km (108,000 sq …

Dec 3, 2025 · No deep sea licences will be issued in Norway’s territorial waters until 2029, in line with an agreement made with the opposition Socialist Left Party on Tuesday.

Dec 8, 2025 · Norway has closed the door to deep-sea mining in its waters until at least 2029, stopping an industry that had been on the cusp of launching in spite the environmental risks it presented. On …

1 day ago · UN human rights and environmental experts have welcomed Norway’s landmark decision to suspend the issuing of all deep-sea mining licences until at least the end of 2029, describing the …

Dec 5, 2025 · Norway’s decision to postpone deep-sea mining has been praised by numerous environmen­tal groups - and has resulted in calls for the country to support a global moratorium on …

Dec 3, 2025 · Norway on Wednesday postponed the first licences to permit deep-sea mining in its Arctic waters for four years, a delay environmentalists hope signals the "nail in the coffin" of the plans.

2 days ago · Norway's recent decision to halt the issuance of deep-sea mining licenses until at least the end of 2029 has garnered praise from a group of UN Special Rapporteurs and Independent Experts. …

In a decision reverberating across the ocean governance community, Norway’s newly elected government has moved to halt all deep-sea mining activity in its Arctic waters until at least the end of …