A NEW THREAT LOOMS FOR THE OCEAN:
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Over two thirds of global wildlife is gone. The climate crisis is accelerating this loss and wreaking havoc to the natural systems that sustain us. We all feel the effects of these two crises. As we push the boundaries of our only planet beyond repair within human timescales, a new threat looms.
Deep-sea mining is an emerging industry that will cause irreversible damage to life in the deep ocean, will have detrimental consequences to the systems in the ocean that sustain us, and risks disturbing locked-away carbon. |
This is why hundreds of scientists are calling for a halt this industry.
The metal rich nodules the miners seek have taken millions of years to form, providing essential habitat to deep-sea animals. Life in the deep is slow growing, with fish older than your grandmother and corals reaching several thousands of years old.
The deep-sea cannot be regenerated and operations are too costly to be monitored by independent parties. All this will happen in an area that does not belong to any one nation and therefore belongs to all of us.
The bottom line is we cannot afford to embark on a new form of ecocide.
The good news is we don't need to! Studies show we can reduce our demand for new metals by going circular and recovering metals from waste streams. Tech and electric vehicle companies are developing new technologies that don't require metals from the deep-sea. Major corporations are saying NO to deep-sea mining.
The growing resistance to this destructive industry has led 24 countries so far to call for a ban or moratorium to deep-sea mining. This is great news and is testimony to the power of our collective voices. We must build on this momentum and make sure that life in the deep-sea is left to thrive in peace.
Follow our news on deep-sea mining.
The deep-sea cannot be regenerated and operations are too costly to be monitored by independent parties. All this will happen in an area that does not belong to any one nation and therefore belongs to all of us.
The bottom line is we cannot afford to embark on a new form of ecocide.
The good news is we don't need to! Studies show we can reduce our demand for new metals by going circular and recovering metals from waste streams. Tech and electric vehicle companies are developing new technologies that don't require metals from the deep-sea. Major corporations are saying NO to deep-sea mining.
The growing resistance to this destructive industry has led 24 countries so far to call for a ban or moratorium to deep-sea mining. This is great news and is testimony to the power of our collective voices. We must build on this momentum and make sure that life in the deep-sea is left to thrive in peace.
Follow our news on deep-sea mining.
