Deep-Sea Mining Could Start Soon — Before We Understand Its Risks

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In its research published on 3 July, the Australian National Science Agency concludes that there has been a "significant decline" in marine species and toxic contamination of other species in the event of seafloor mining. However, the study is sowing the trouble, as the 30th session of the International Seabed Authority (7-25 July) in Jamaica has just begun, in a context of increasing pressure and multilateralism tested on the stakes of this new…

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An underwater gold rush can be on the horizon – or rather a rush towards the extraction of the seabed for manganese, nickel, cobalt and other minerals used in electric vehicles, solar panels and more. Meanwhile, scientists and environmentalists hope to pump the brakes from the perspective [...]