Elham Shabahat Author bio Elham Shabahat is a writer and researcher interested in conservation, cities, forests, and the climate crisis. Her work has been published by CBC News, Sapiens, Mongabay, and others.
In Graphic Detail: Mining the Shallow Seas While ocean advocates worry about the race to mine the deep sea, mining in shallow seas off coastlines is already a reality. Nov 25, 2022 | 400 words, about 2 minutes
A Year In, Progress Is Slow in Development of the Deep-Sea Mining Code Halfway to the two-year deadline, the International Seabed Authority is struggling to finalize the rules for mining the deep sea. Aug 11, 2022 | 1,200 words, about 6 minutes
Why Nauru Is Pushing the World Toward Deep-Sea Mining A small South Pacific nation gave the International Seabed Authority a two-year deadline to finalize the rules for mining the deep sea, but the jury is still out on when, exactly, deep-sea mining will begin. Jul 14, 2021 | 950 words, about 4 minutes
A Mining Code for the Deep Sea The clock is ticking on the International Seabed Authority to finish its new exploitation regulations for deep-sea mining. Jun 25, 2021 | 1,300 words, about 6 minutes