Deep-Sea Mining Threatens 60% of Vent Species: IUCN
The IUCN said mining sediment could smother vent ecosystems and urged a moratorium as 125 of 201 mollusc species face extinction risk.
- The International Union for Conservation of Nature warned on Thursday that 62% of vent-dwelling mollusc species face extinction risk due to deep-sea mining operations.
- Mining operations create sediment blankets that disrupt entire ecosystems, threatening 125 of 201 identified mollusc species according to the group's latest "Red List."
- Dr. Chong Chen of the IUCN's Mollusc Specialist Group told Reuters that losing molluscs at a vent site would wipe out other species there, yet some molluscs show promise for medical technologies.
- The IUCN renewed its call for a moratorium ahead of UN-led International Seabed Authority talks in Jamaica from July 13–31 to decide ocean floor metal extraction regulations.
- President Donald Trump's administration has accelerated permitting for companies seeking critical minerals in international waters, complicating global conservation efforts as many governments prioritize extraction over environmental protections.
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The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has just published the latest update of its "red list" which follows the health of the species. Among the news to be entered, several are put at risk by the projects of underwater mining. An alert is coming as Monday 13 July opens the Council of the International Seabed Authority responsible for regulating these activities.
125 out of 201 molluscs may fall victim to the World Nature Conservation Union's gold rush at the bottom of the sea.
More than 49,500 species of world fauna and flora are threatened with extinction, equivalent to 28% of 175,909 assessed International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the main global authority on the state of nature conservation
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reports this Thursday, July 9, that gastropods and other invertebrates "are among the most threatened groups of animals" by searching for precious minerals.
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