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Brazil’s Carvalho to lead seabed-mining authority following predecessor’s controversial term

Wednesday 7 Aug 24 11:00am

Brazilian oceanographer Leticia Carvalho has been named the next secretary-general of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) after winning an election that could change the course of the deep-sea mining industry.

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