Join the call for a moratorium
on deep-sea mining
The deep-sea makes up 90% of our planet’s habitable space and is home to countless species, many of which have yet to be discovered. The deep-sea plays an essential role in regulating the climate, nutrient cycling and supporting food production. The deep seabed is recognized as the common heritage of humankind.
Life in the deep-sea is slow growing and highly sensitive to disruption. Unlike other ecosystems, the deep-sea cannot be regenerated once damaged, and deep-sea mining operations are too costly to be effectively monitored by independent parties. Moreover, ensuring accountability on the High Seas is virtually impossible. The High Seas, which cover half our planet, do not belong to any one nation.
The High Seas are a shared heritage of all humanity, both now and for future generations.
Over two-thirds of global wildlife is gone. The climate crisis is accelerating this loss and wreaking havoc on the natural systems that sustain us.
If allowed to go ahead, deep-sea mining will cause irreversible damage to deep ocean life, create unknown consequences for the vital functions that sustain life, and risks releasing stored carbon.
Deep-sea mining is incompatible with the circular and sustainable future we are striving to build. Science and technology already demonstrate successful, more resource-efficient, and less harmful alternatives.
We call on all world leaders to unite and safeguard the health of the ocean by securing a moratorium on deep-sea mining.
In these challenging times, give us hope by demonstrating your readiness to prioritize people and the planet above all else.
Join the growing movement calling on world leaders to secure a moratorium on deep-sea mining by endorsing the #DeepSeaMiningDeclaration today.
Note. This declaration is intended for businesses, associations (incl. fishing associations), organisations, community leaders, cultural centres, museums, (learning) institutions, across all sectors of society to endorse. Individuals can add their voice by signing and sharing our petition.
Life in the deep-sea is slow growing and highly sensitive to disruption. Unlike other ecosystems, the deep-sea cannot be regenerated once damaged, and deep-sea mining operations are too costly to be effectively monitored by independent parties. Moreover, ensuring accountability on the High Seas is virtually impossible. The High Seas, which cover half our planet, do not belong to any one nation.
The High Seas are a shared heritage of all humanity, both now and for future generations.
Over two-thirds of global wildlife is gone. The climate crisis is accelerating this loss and wreaking havoc on the natural systems that sustain us.
If allowed to go ahead, deep-sea mining will cause irreversible damage to deep ocean life, create unknown consequences for the vital functions that sustain life, and risks releasing stored carbon.
Deep-sea mining is incompatible with the circular and sustainable future we are striving to build. Science and technology already demonstrate successful, more resource-efficient, and less harmful alternatives.
We call on all world leaders to unite and safeguard the health of the ocean by securing a moratorium on deep-sea mining.
In these challenging times, give us hope by demonstrating your readiness to prioritize people and the planet above all else.
Join the growing movement calling on world leaders to secure a moratorium on deep-sea mining by endorsing the #DeepSeaMiningDeclaration today.
Note. This declaration is intended for businesses, associations (incl. fishing associations), organisations, community leaders, cultural centres, museums, (learning) institutions, across all sectors of society to endorse. Individuals can add their voice by signing and sharing our petition.
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Signatories
- Center for Biological Diversity, Mexico
- Whale Shark Mexico, La Paz, Mexico
- Alaska Community Action on Toxics, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
- Alga (Seaweed) Ltd., Carmarthen, UK
- Defensa Ambiental Del Noroeste, La Paz, Mexico
- Terra Peninsular, Ensenada, Mexico
- Hombre de Mar Galeria, La Paz, Mexico
- Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA), La Paz, Mexico
- Te Ma’o Expeditions, La Ventana, Mexico
- Changing Tides Foundation, San Diego, USA
- Red Mexicana de Periodistas Ambientales, Mexico City, Mexico
- Centro Ecoceanos, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Fundación Chile Sin Ecocidio, Santiago, Chile
- Swell Solutions, San Diego, USA
- Music Declares Emergency (Canada chapter) Toronto, Canada
- Wild Roots Portsmouth, Portsmouth, USA
- Orgcas, La Paz, Mexico
- ACMEC, Brighton, UK
- Knowledge Center for Electro-Pollution, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Wave Star Weaver, Ellensburg, USA
- Deep Rising Film, Melbourne, Australia
- KASM, Raglan, New Zealand
- Origami Whales Project, Carpinteria, California USA
- Captain Paul Watson Foundation, New York City, USA
- Conexiones Climáticas, Guadalajara, Mexico
- Fundación Quantum, San Jose, Costa Rica
- Oceanmar Project, La Paz, Mexico
- Beta Diversidad, Mexico City, Mexico
- GreenLatinos, Boulder, CO, USA
- Baja Coastal Institute BCI, La Paz, Mexico
- Roper Resources Ltd., Victoria, Canada
- Centro para la Biodiversidad Marina y la Conservación, A.C., La Paz, Mexico
- DEPESCA A.C., Baja California Sur, Mexico
- Meridian, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental A.C. (CEMDA), Mexico City, Mexico
- Baja Seasters, Ensenada, Mexico
- Pelagios Kakunjá, La Paz, Mexico
- Azuloceano, La Paz, Mexico
- Pulmo by Locals, Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
- Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition, Coos Bay, USA
- Black Star Polo, Coronado, California, USA
- Human Impacts Institute, Brooklyn, USA
- Bascule Coop, Barcelona, Spain
- Urbem Forests Associação, Lisbon, Portugal
- Soda, London, UK
- Robust Games, London, UK
- Marine Conservation Network, Santa Barbara, USA
- WILDCOAST, San Diego, USA
- Sounds of the Ocean, Miami, USA
- Roots of the Sea, Sainte-Luce, Martinique
- TTCSN, Tunapuna-Piarco, Trinidad & Tobago
- Cetacean Research & Rescue Unit (CRRU), Gardenstown, Banff, UK
- Friends of the Earth Australia, Naarm, Melbourne, Australia
- Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs, Westwood, USA
- The Blue Quest, Marseille, France
- Sulubaai Environmental Foundation, Depla-Palawan, Philippines
- Stop Ecocide NL, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Pure Ocean, Marseille, France
- Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, Kilrush, Ireland
- Surfrider Foundation, San Clemente, California, USA
- Oceans of Energy, Leiden, The Netherlands
- NAKED Record Club, Gignac, France
- Association MerTerre, Marseille, France
- UNDER THE POLE, Concarneau, France
- Stichting SOS Dolfijn, Anna Paulowna, The Netherlands
- North Sea Foundation, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Advanced Tracking, Hyères, France
- Shark Education, Lavalette, France
- SeventyOne Percent, Nice, France
- Laird and Good Company, London, UK
- Aquatic Life Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Sea Shepherd Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil
- IBRACON - Brazilian Institute for Nature Conservation, Canoas, Brazil
- Brazilian Humpback Whale Institute - IBJ, Mata de Sao Joao, Brazil
- Arayara, Brasília, Brazil
- Ecoando Sustentabilidade-UFSC, Florianópolis, Brazil
- Neptunes Pirates UK, London, UK
- Positive Ripple Consulting, Angers, France
- Animals Aotearoa, Auckland, New Zealand
- Lab - Laboratório de Bioacustica da UFRN, Natal, Brazil
- North American Climate, Conservation and Environment (NACCE), Roosevelt, USA
- The Dorsal Effect, Singapore, Singapore
- The European Institute for Animal Law & Policy, Brussels, Belgium
- Animal Welfare Institute, Washington DC, USA
- Protección Animal Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
- The Divine Dolphin, Mission Viejo, USA
- Waves of Change, Biarritz, France
- Animal Law Reform South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
- Gallifrey Foundation, Nyon, Switzerland
- Hackteria.org, Zurich, Switzerland
- WILDTRUST, Durban KZN, South Africa
- The Last Plastic Straw, Santa Cruz, California, USA
- Plastic Pollution Coalition, Washington DC, USA
- Lawyers for Animal Protection in Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
- Lever Foundation, New York, USA
- Eurogroup for Animals, Schaerbeek, Belgium
- Essere Animali, Milan, Italy
- Teuluu Sustainability Foundation, Aligarh, India
- EarthPercent, London, UK
- RADIUS, Center for Contemporary Art and Ecology, Delft, The Netherlands
- From Little Things, Stanwell Park, Australia
- Ozarka, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Christensen Global Strategies, Ketchum, Idaho, USA
- Wildya, Bidart, France
- Asociația Freedom and Respect for Every Earthling (F.R.E.E.), Bucharest, Romania
- Aquaai Corporation, Coronado, California, USA
- Baltan Laboratories, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- SPCA NZ, Auckland, New Zealand
- Searious Business, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- DUNE, Marseille, France
- Sea Forager, Moss Beach, California, USA
- A Seat for the Sea, Brussels, Belgium
- Value4P, Berlin, Germany
- Sea Teach, Santanyi, Spain
- Clean Boating, Cala d'Or, Spain
- Protect Blue, Jersey, UK
- Studio Elfe, Biarritz, France
- Dancing Fox, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Jon Voss Studio, Ste Valiere, France
- Center for Cetacean Research & Conservation, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Embassy of The North Sea, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos, Ecuador
- Fundación Veg / Veg Foundation, Santiago, Chile
- Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science, Miami, Florida, USA
- Nature Ain't A Luxury, London, UK
- Quelccaya, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Planet Tracker, London, UK
- Grootouders voor het Klimaat België / Grandparents for Climate Belgium, Antwerp, Belgium
- Meaalofa Foundation gGmbH, Munich, Germany
- Blue Alliance, Sausset les Pins, France
- One Planet Port, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Seas at Risk, Brussels, Belgium
- Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V., Berlin, Germany
- International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Brussels, Belgium
- Sciaena, Faro, Portugal
- Whale and Dolphin Conservation gGmbH, Munich, Germany
- Fossil Free Culture NL, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Pisces RPM, Halifax, Canada
- Sustainable Water Network, Dublin, Ireland
- Pacific Wild Alliance, Victoria, Canada
- J3D.AI Labs, Munich, Germany
- Fragments of Hope, Placencia, Belize
- Sara Devoy Craniosacral, Co Cork, Ireland
- West Coast Environmental Law Association, Vancouver, Canada
- Environment Press Consultant, Madrid, Spain
- Bleen, Anglet, France
- BIZKAIA Exploration, Anglet, France
- Boris Herrmann Racing GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
- An Taisce, Dublin, Ireland
- MatureDevelopment BV, The Hague, The Netherlands
- Women for Sea, Marseille, France
- Women From the Sea / Mulheres Do Mar, Lisbon, Portugal
- SHE Changes Climate, London, UK
- SHE Changes Ocean, Nyon, Switzerland
- WTF Wheres the Fish, Nyon, Switzerland
- Watch The Sea, Marseille, France
- Parley For The Oceans, New York, USA
- Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association, Sitka, Alaska, USA
- Retide, Toronto, Canada
- DOER Marine Operations, Alameda, California, USA
- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
- Kenyan Youth Biodiversity Network, Nairobi, Kenya
- Fundación Etica en los Bosques, Santiago, Chile
- Fundación Territorios Colectivos, Santiago, Chile
- DAWN (Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era), Suva, Fiji
- Zera Koffie, Burgh-Haamstede, The Netherlands
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Momentum is building
Support for a moratorium / pause or ban on deep-sea mining is growing.
Businesses including tech and EV companies such as BMW, Volvo, Renault, Google and Samsung
to name a few, 37 financial institutions, fishing associations, over 800 scientists, civil society groups and 32 governments as of August 2024, reject deep-sea mining.
Business statement
Scientist's statement
Financial sector statement
By rallying more support we will demonstrate that deep-sea mining is not wanted or needed!
We must build on this momentum and make sure that life in the deep-sea is left to thrive in peace.
Businesses including tech and EV companies such as BMW, Volvo, Renault, Google and Samsung
to name a few, 37 financial institutions, fishing associations, over 800 scientists, civil society groups and 32 governments as of August 2024, reject deep-sea mining.
Business statement
Scientist's statement
Financial sector statement
By rallying more support we will demonstrate that deep-sea mining is not wanted or needed!
We must build on this momentum and make sure that life in the deep-sea is left to thrive in peace.
