Humans reach a new low. Literally!

Our modern way of life is largely dependent on land-based mining to extract the minerals and other raw materials required for construction, and for components in many technologies. Some suggest we may not have enough of these materials to see us through the transition away from fossil fuels and that we now need to go down to the deep ocean to extract even more. Others argue that, as we have only discovered less than 0.001% of the biodiversity at those depths, mining down there might not be such a smart idea!

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Research Articles

Lucy Murray documentary on Al Jazeera English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USCaMEc0saE

Real Engineering : The Truth about Deep Sea Mining
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73mXXJpEjRI&t=1s

'In Too Deep' - Big Pixel / Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuUjDkcINOE&t=409s

Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
https://savethehighseas.org/

International Seabed Authority
https://www.isa.org.jm/

Environmental Justice Foundation
https://ejfoundation.org/what-we-do/ocean/stop-deep-sea-mining#:~:text=Deep%2Dsea%20mining%20will%20cause,pollution%20across%20the%20water%20column

Greenpeace - Stop Deep Sea Mining : petition
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/act/stop-deep-sea-mining/

Biological effects 26 years after simulated deep-sea mining : Simon-Lledó et al
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-44492-w

Scientists calling for a pause
https://seabedminingsciencestatement.org/

Brands saying 'no' to deep sea mining
https://cleantechnica.com/2022/08/03/greenpeace-ranking-5-major-electric-vehicle-companies-say-no-to-deep-sea-mining/

https://www.racetothetop.app/

EU position on deep sea mining
https://seas-at-risk.org/press-releases/european-commission-strengthens-its-position-against-deep-sea-mining/

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