Pacific nations would be paid only thousands for deep sea mining, while mining companies set to make billions, new research reveals

SYDNEY/FIJI, Thursday 26 February 2026 — New independent research commissioned by Greenpeace International has revealed that Pacific Island states would receive mere thousands of dollars in payment from deep sea mining per year, placing the region as one of the most affected but worst-off beneficiaries in the world.The research by legal professor Dr Harvey Mpoto Bombaka and ... Continued