Norway has paused its controversial project to open up its seabed for commercial-scale deep-sea mining. Oslo had planned to ...

A small leftwing environmentalist political party in Norway succeeded on Sunday in blocking plans to mine the sea bed at the ...

The Norwegian government’s plans to open up for mining on the sea floor have been shelved as part of a deal to get its budget ...

In a victory for environmental activists, Norway’s socialist lawmakers have temporarily halted the country’s plans to move forward with deep-sea mining in the Arctic Ocean, by agreeing to ...

Norway has shelved plans to open a vast ocean area at the bottom of the Arctic for commercial-scale deep-sea mining. The decision, which was confirmed late Sunday, comes after the country's ...

• Activists urge Norway to turn this pause into permanent legal protections for Arctic waters and join the global movement for a moratorium on deep-sea mining.

Norway has suspended plans to start giving licences for deep-sea mining next year that had faced opposition from environment groups and international institutions, a party allied with the centre ...

Norway postpones issuing licenses for deep sea mineral mining due to environmental concerns, but the future of the project ...

Protesters hold placards during a demonstration against seabed mining outside the Norwegian Parliament building in Oslo, Norway on January 9, 2024. JAVAD PARSA / AFP The pressure ultimately proved ...

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 miles) of its ...