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Partnerships formalised at Plastics Treaty talks to empower a resilient Cook Islands

25 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Enhancing Cook Islands capacity and learning opportunities when it comes to science, environment and legal policy is at the core of a partnership between the National Environment Service and Monash University in...

TMC Applauds U.S. Congressional Mandate for 2025 Defense Department Feasibility Study on Nodule Refining

The FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) mandates a Defense Department feasibility study on refining polymetallic nodule-derived intermediates to high-purity nickel, copper, and cobalt products The study, to be led by the Industrial Base...

Visitor Industry Recorded Fourth Consecutive Year-over-Year Growth in November 2024

Posted on Dec 31, 2024 in News For Immediate Release: December 31, 2024 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 770,940 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in...

Steve Jurvetson, a Renowned Silicon Valley Investor, Joins TMC’s Board of Directors as Vice Chairman and Special Advisor to the CEO

Mr. Jurvetson is a legendary investor focused on founder-led, mission-driven companies at the cutting edge of disruptive technology and new industry formation. His investments include pioneering technology companies like Tesla, Planet Labs, SpaceX...

Nanikaai village launches innovative Community-Based Tourism to Complement Fisheries Management Initiative

Situated in South Tarawa, Kiribati, Nanikaai village is home to the Friends in Nanikaai (FIN), a mother community formed by several small communities. FIN predominantly is the first village in South Tarawa to champion the community-based fisheries...

The Metals Company Provides Third Quarter 2024 Corporate Update

NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update and financial results...

Pacific Islands and the Climate Crisis: Challenges, Injustices, and Pathways Forward

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, November 29, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Pacific Islands, some of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, have once again found themselves overlooked on the global stage. As COP29 concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan,...

Visitor Industry Continued Improvement in October 2024

Posted on Nov 27, 2024 in News For Immediate Release: November 27, 2024 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 774,617 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in...

TMC Subsidiary NORI Shares Preliminary Findings on Environmental Impacts of Pilot Nodule Collection System Test

Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI) has begun sharing emerging data on impacts of seafloor sediment plumes one year on from its 2022 test mining campaign. Building upon earlier laboratory predictions and in-field verifications, NORI now has multiple...

Private 5G/4G Network Deployment Tracker Market, Key Players, Demands, Scope, Size, Share and Forecasts 2023 - 2030

PUNE, INDIA, December 8, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Historically a niche segment of the wider cellular communications industry, private 5G/4G cellular networks – also referred to as NPNs (Non-Public Networks) in 3GPP terminology – have rapidly...

TMC Announces June 27, 2025 Submission Date for Subsidiary NORI’s ISA Application, and Expanded Company Strategy

NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update on the expected...

QUEST WATER GLOBAL EXPANDS INTO SOUTH AFRICA

VANCOUVER, CANADA, Nov. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QUEST WATER GLOBAL, INC. (OTC Pink: QWTR) ("Quest" and/or the "Company"), an innovative water technology company and developer of the solar-powered AQUAtapTM water purification, desalination,...

The Metals Company Provides Second Quarter 2024 Corporate Update

NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update and financial results...

New Benchmark Study Highlights Impacts of Nickel and Cobalt Mining on Critical Forested Carbon Sinks Amid Battery Metals Boom

Commissioned by TMC, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence assessed the impact of mining on terrestrial carbon sinks in top nickel and cobalt producing regions In 2022, 75% of the world’s cobalt production came from the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

During UNGA79 Hugues Sanon attends high-profile meetings to promote peace, and sustainable development

Hugues Sanon interacts with esteemed heads of state, private sector leaders, and influential figures to advocate for the people's concerns and seek solutions. NEW YORK CITY , NY, UNITED STATES, October 1, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The 79th UN...

World First: TMC and PAMCO Achieve Breakthrough in Commercial-Scale Processing of Polymetallic Nodules, Successfully Producing Calcine

TMC and PAMCO successfully produced calcine from a 2,000-tonne sample of nodules collected during TMC subsidiary Nauru Ocean Resources Inc.’s 2022 test mining, at PAMCO’s Hachinohe Rotary Kiln Electric-Arc Furnace (RKEF) facility in Japan The...

August 2024 Visitor Arrivals Recovered 88.4 Percent Compared to Pre-Pandemic August 2019

Posted on Sep 30, 2024 in News For Immediate Release: September 30, 2024 HONOLULU—August 2024 total visitor arrivals represent an 88.4 percent recovery compared to pre-pandemic August 2019 and total visitor spending was higher than August 2019...

Our Pacific Challenge: What do we need to know to conserve turtles?

03 October 2023, Apia Samoa - Sea turtles are cultural icons across the Pacific region and are embedded in the customs and traditions of Pacific communities – featuring in myths, legends, songs and traditions. Turtles are also important for...

Protecting Sharks and Rays in Pacific Islands waters

Main image credit: Luke Gordon A recent assessment using the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species indicated that more than one-third of sharks, rays, and chimaeras are threatened with extinction....

Kiribati calls for the special circumstances of Small Islands Developing States to be factored in new global agreement on plastic pollution

30 November 2022, Punta del-Este, Uruguay - The race is on for the world to work together in the spirit of multilateralism to develop a global, legally binding treatment to address plastic pollution. Across a two-year period of five different...