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Cook Islands taps ADB as ‘honest broker’ to refine deep-sea mineral framework

Cook Islands intends to utilise the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as an ‘honest broker’ to refine regulatory and financial frameworks for deep-sea minerals, amid concerns raised by environmental advocates.

CI NEWSDede Mingi8 May 2026Asian Development Bank, ADB, Prime Minister Mark Brown, Seabed Minerals Authority, SBMA, Deep-Sea Minerals

SBMA coordinates a seminar meeting of world experts on seabed minerals extraction plumes

The Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) yesterday hosted a hybrid seminar at the University of the South Pacific, Rarotonga campus, bringing together eight international experts from the United States, Denmark, New Zealand, Australia, and China to discuss the latest advances in understanding seabed sediment plumes—clouds of particles that may be generated during seabed minerals extraction. Around 35 participants joined in person and online.

Media ReleaseDede Mingi18 September 2025Seabed Minerals Authortiy (SBMA), Cook Islands, Seabed Minerals, Sediment Plumes, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Ocean Science, Marae Moana, Deep-Sea Minerals, International Collaboration, Pacific Islands Research, Sustainable Oceans

Cook Islands eyes China investment in blue economy

Cook Islands and China have agreed to cooperate on blue economy investments, including new port wharves and deep sea minerals development, under a newly signed memorandum of understanding (MoU).

CI NEWSDede Mingi22 February 2025Cook Islands, China Relations, Blue Economy, Seabed Mining, Deep-Sea Minerals, Marine Conservation, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Sustainable D

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