Radio New Zealand | 14 September 2018
The rejection of any further exploration of the seabed was expressed at a meeting in Futuna with French delegates sent to explain the potential of mining rare earths.
The king of Sigave as well as a leader of the kingdom of Alo told local television that any discussion about land matters had to held with the customary leadership and not with the assembly of Wallis and Futuna.
They said they had seen the negative impact of activities in French Polynesia and didn’t want a repeat of them in Wallis and Futuna.
Read the full article here: Futuna rejects seabed exploration and mining.
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