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Attenborough urges halt to deep sea mining plans

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Ecologist (UK)

Publication Date
2020-03-11

Sir David Attenborough has urged countries to halt plans to mine the deep sea following the publication of a new report from Fauna & Flora International (FFI) that warns the practice could cause significant loss of biodiversity, disruption of the ocean’s life-support systems and its carbon storage function.

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https://theecologist.org/2020/mar/12/attenborough-urges-halt-deep-sea-mining-plans