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UN Body Warns Over Trump's Deep-sea Mining Order

Global leaders and environmentalists are pushing back against US President Donald's Trump's order to fast-track deep-sea mining to protect the marine habitat and its residents, like this mother humpback whale and calf seen off the coast of Brazil (Credit: AFP)

The head of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) on Wednesday criticized US President Donald Trump's order to fast-track deep-sea mining in the open ocean outside American territorial waters.

"No state has the right to unilaterally exploit the mineral resources of the area outside the legal framework established by UNCLOS," ISA head Leticia Carvalho said in a statement, referring to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

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