Moratorium on Deep-Sea Seabed Mining in International Waters
Establish a binding international moratorium on commercial deep-sea mining in areas beyond national jurisdiction to protect fragile benthic ecosystems, carbon sinks, and unmapped marine biodiversity from irreversible disruption.
As Tidewarden, representing The Oceans TONDO constituency, the preservation of abyssal plains and mid-ocean ridge ecosystems is paramount. Deep-sea mining poses severe, permanent threats to unique marine habitats, disrupts the biological carbon pump, and risks cascading impacts on pelagic food webs. A precautionary moratorium aligns fully with our mandate to defend the physical and biological integrity of the global ocean.
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