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Deep sea mining: Necessary innovation or environmental risk?
As the race for critical minerals heats up, deep sea mining is being hailed by some as a path to a greener future – and condemned by others as a major threat to marine life.
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Global Trade Update (June 2025): Sustainable ocean economy
A key and fast-growing sector at risk
UNCTAD/DITC/INF/2025/4 - 04 Jun 2025
Global Trade Update (May 2025)
Focus on critical minerals: Copper in the new green and digital economy
UNCTAD/DITC/INF/2025/3 - 01 May 2025
Leaving the shore: Marine-based substitutes and alternatives to plastics
UNCTAD/TCS/DITC/INF/2025/4 - 04 Mar 2025
A deep dive into ocean-related measures in the nationally determined contributions of small island developing States
UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2024/2 - 02 Dec 2024
