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According to new research, a single deep-sea mining site could produce noise extending hundreds of kilometers—impacting marine life far beyond the mine's borders.
https://t.co/Rts88scIin
As #UNOC2022 concludes, we're releasing one more resource to highlight connections between people and the #deepsea: Our new policy brief, "What Does the Deep Ocean Do for You?" Take a look at all those ecosystem services! https://t.co/utDYzxmufg
❗️BREAKING: Emmanuel Macron just said at the #UNOceanConference in Lisbon: "We have to create the legal framework to stop high seas mining. We need to advance #BBNJ, we need to make progress now and that includes stop mining in the high seas." #UNOC2022
Palau and Fiji launch an alliance calling for a moratorium on #DeepSeaMining, speaking to a packed room at the UN Ocean Conference
https://t.co/Aavpo3AJi4
NEW briefing paper sets out why #DeepSeaMining does not align with @UNEP_FI’s Sustainable #BlueEconomy Finance Principles. Learn about the risks & potentially devastating impacts of financing the extraction of #DeepSea minerals 🌊🌊🌊 https://t.co/gtZdPzGXam #OceanAction#SDG14+
DOSI members are at the @ISBAHQ Council meeting that began this week, but doing the #deepsea science needed for good rules is a year-round task! Our Minerals Working Group just released an info sheet on some of those key projects. You can read it here: https://t.co/i7TTUyiBaw
Do we really need to mine the deep seafloor to meet our metal demand for #sustainablebatteries? Read this insightful Commentary https://t.co/RwiI3osZ6F by @DivaAmon @LLevinAnn@_AMeta@MuddGavin & Craig Smith.
The 27th Session of the International Seabed Authority starts today to continue negotiations on international regulations for #DeepSeaMining
Watch the negotiations live at https://t.co/Qzx59rJk67
Follow regular news and updates here https://t.co/fhdSr0hXmK
A new report in @PolicyMarine identifies the significant knowledge gaps about the areas targeted for #DeepSeaMining and suggests how policymakers can make evidence-based decisions to protect the ocean's depths.
Read it here: https://t.co/ZwElvGC2wK
Conservationists call for urgent ban on deep-sea mining - IUCN members, including government agencies, voted to pass a motion calling for a moratorium on #deepseamining
https://t.co/6hrwdk9EbX
The US can fast-track the #EV revolution and tackle #climatechange without needing to mine our #ocean argues @McCauley_Lab
Right ways and wrong ways to electrify America https://t.co/Ut3qKPmLC9
By one estimate, reaching net-zero will require six times more of certain minerals than are being mined today.
Some say deep-sea mining can help meet the demand, but scientists warn this could irreversibly damage a fragile ocean ecosystem.
https://t.co/pHJ3ff2yPL
Nauru announce that they will begin #DeepSeaMining in two years time, just days after scientists call for a pause to the advance of mining & more time to understand the environmental risks.
https://t.co/B8z7GluRsu
The statement highlights concerns about the lack of scientific information currently available to make a decision about whether #DeepSeaMining can go ahead without significant, potentially irreversible, damage to the marine environment.
Over 300 marine scientists & policy experts have released a statement calling for a pause to #DeepSeaMining & an acceleration of research to better understand the impacts: https://t.co/48vvvIrJzM