Move sends strong message of global opposition to mining of seabed for valuable metals, say conservationists
A motion calling for a ban on deep-sea mining has been adopted in Marseille at the world’s biggest biodiversity summit since the pandemic, after an overwhelmingly supportive vote by governments and civil society groups.
The world congress of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature recognised scientists’ concerns that biodiversity loss will be inevitable and likely permanent and the consequences for the ocean’s ecosystem unknown if deep-sea mining is permitted.