Norway has paused its controversial project to open up its seabed for commercial-scale deep-sea mining
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Norway wants to open its Arctic seabed to mining for critical metals – the WWF is suing the state in a bid to halt exploration
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Iceland's government has issued a license to the North Atlantic nation's last fin whaling company to hunt and kill 128 fin whales this year
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Sweden is set to become the second EU country to ban bottom fishing in marine protected areas
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Norway sued over deep-sea mining plans – WWF says the government has breached the law without adequately assessing the consequences
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Norway will not go ahead with plans to permit seabed mining of critical raw materials on its continental shelf if initial exploration suggests it cannot be done sustainably
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Faroe tunnel has opened up more than 150m below the Atlantic, boasting a six-mile-long art installation complete with its own spectral soundtrack picked up by car radio
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