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Towards the abyss: How the rush to deep-sea mining threatens people and our planet

The deep sea remains a pristine ecosystem, largely untouched by human activity. But deep-sea mining, which could be allowed to start as early as July 2023 threatens to significantly disturb the delicate environment of the deep sea, with devastating consequences for life on earth.

Webinar: "Deep-sea mining: A new industry threatens our ocean"

A new industry is threatening our ocean: Deep-sea mining risks destroying fragile marine ecosystems, precious habitats and undiscovered species, with potentially devastating consequences for our planet’s health, local and indigenous communities, and future generations.

Hidden by murky governance and conflicts of interest, we cannot let companies strip mine the seabed against the opposition of people, scientists, governments and many of the companies they claim they would be providing for. We urgently need to stop deep-sea mining before it has even started.

Recording of the 147th episode of Europe Calling in cooperation with the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) with:

• Steffi Lemke, German Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
• Steven Trent, Executive Director and Founder of the Environmental Justice Foundation
• Dr Lisa Levin, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, USA, one of the world's leading experts on the deep seafloor
• Claudia Becker, Senior Expert Sustainable Supply Chain Management at the car manufacturer BMW
• Franziska Brantner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection