6:02 am today

Tuvalu supportive of deep sea mining moratorium

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Tuvalu

Tuvalu Photo: RNZ Pacific / Tiana Haxton

Tuvalu has joined the call for a precautionary pause on deep sea mining at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) assembly meeting in Kingston, Jamaica.

Guatemala and Honduras also backed a precautionary pause on Tuesday today Tuesday Jamaica time, bringing the number of nations supporting some sort of pause or moratorium to 31.  

RNZ Pacific's Caleb Fotheringham has more.