Deep sea mining ‘one of stupidest ideas ever’, says marine biologist

I'm with Sylvia A. Earle
#StopDeepSeaMining
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The environmental implications of deep-sea mining need to be comprehensively assessed.

UN Environment Programme has produced a new Deep Sea Mining Issues Note that outlines key considerations we need to take into account. Read here: unep.org/resources/publ…

At the #OceanDecade24 , Presidential Envoy for #UNOC25 Ambassador Olivier Poivre d'Arvor 🇫🇷 urged postponing the decision on a Mining Code at the International Seabed Authority. #DeepSeaMining

“It is about humanity as much as about respecting science.” enb.iisd.org/2024-ocean-dec…

WWF-Norway to take legal action against the gov't on #deepseamining . 'Never before have we seen a Norwegian government so blatantly disregard scientific advice and overlook the warnings from a united ocean research community.' - CEO Karoline Andaur #DefendtheDeep #ThinkDeeply

Wherever the deep sea mining industry goes, we’ll be there to stop them! 🚫

Today in London we confronted the CEO of Loke Marine Minerals, a company looking to mine the Arctic and the Pacific Oceans.

…oh and we crashed the deep sea mining industry conference he was attending

Final day Our Ocean Greece with Ralph Regenvanu 🇻🇺 IPSO🪼savingoceans 🐋& IUCN Ocean Team 🌊highlighting that a healthy #DeepSea is critical for all life on Earth & must be safeguarded from the threats of #DeepSea Mining , #BottomTrawling and CO2 removal technologies.

#DefendTheDeep

Deep sea mining poses an unjustifiable environmental risk

Leading scientists including Callum Roberts Kirsten Young call in nature for a moratorium on deep sea mining due to severe, irreversible impacts

#StopDeepSeaMining
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Great to be part of #OurOceanGreece ! Thanks to the organisers for inviting 🇮🇪 to be part of today’s important side event on #deepseamining Republic of Palau Cancillería Costa Rica 🇨🇷 Gouvernement DSCC @lucnOcean Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) WWF Oceans 🌊

Bravo Irish Embassy Athens and Irish Foreign Ministry - Ireland demonstrating leadership on this critical issue for our ocean. Proud to hear Ambassador Fitzgerald’s remarks at #OurOcean2024 on this high level panel. 🌊🇮🇪👇

🇵🇼🇨🇷🇻🇺🇪🇸🇩🇪🇨🇱🇮🇪🇫🇷🇧🇷 Deep sea champions at #OurOcean2024 urge more countries to join the movement to #DefendTheDeep . The message to ISBA-HQ is clear: #deepseamining is incompatible with international law, science and sustainable development.

High level Event at #OurOcean2024 with clear call on States (& ISA) NOT to start & allowing #deepseamining . Chile, France, Germany, Palau, Spain, Vanuatu are speaking out & urge for caution Sebastian Unger Hervé Berville Teresa Ribera 🌹

Today Our Ocean Greece, the governments of Palau🇵🇼, Costa Rica🇨🇷, France🇫🇷, Spain🇪🇸, Vanuatu🇻🇺, Chile🇨🇱, Germany🇩🇪, Ireland🇮🇪 and Brazil🇧🇷 reiterated their support for a pause on #DeepSeaMining and called on all countries to join the fight before it's too late for our ocean🌊

Join our High Level Side-Event Our Ocean Greece! Co-hosted with the govts of Palau🇵🇼, Costa Rica🇨🇷 & France 🇫🇷 with powerful speeches from many (now 8!) leading States 👇on halting #DeepSea Mining and protecting the #DeepSea !
IUCN @WWFGreec

Deep sea mining industry is attempting to silence protest at sea as it’s causing real problems for them

But it’s worth remembering Greenpeace action just one part of a growing movement around the world that is voicing opposition

#StopDeepSeaMining

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'Metals Company Under Huge Financial Pressure' | Cracks are showing in the company's latest investor update. $TMC #DefendTheDeep 📢 Latest press release via Deep Sea Mining Campaign miningwatch.ca/news/2024/4/2/…

“The recent Council meeting clearly shows that there remains a vast divide among States regarding the development of a Mining Code in the absence of robust science”–said DSCC’s Campaign Lead Sofia Tsenikli #DefendTheDeep

❗️An #ecosystem is at stake at #ISA29 : #DeepSeaMining corporations urge for endorsement of mining code legalizing this activity, while scientists including easac have warned of its disastrous #Consequences ➡️easac.eu/publications/d… #itsscience

🇩🇰🇫🇴🇬🇱 are proud to announce our support for a precautionary pause on #deepseamining , emphasizing the need for:

1⃣ implementation of a robust set of regulations, &
2⃣ sufficient scientific information on environmental impacts from deep sea mining.
#UNCLOS #ISBA29

End of Week 1 at #ISA29 - The DSCC stands united with Greenpeace International & others in defending the right to peaceful protest at sea. No exclusion zone can make the opposition to #DeepSeaMining go away. We urge respect for this fundamental human right. We must #DefendTheDeep