Rabu, 31 Oktober 2012

What Are We Killing on the Ocean Floor?

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We don't even know what we're destroying when we mine the ocean floor for copper and gold.
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Dear Annisa,

We know more about the surface of the moon than we do about much of the ocean floor. This unknown landscape contains tons of new animals, fish, plants and more that we've never seen and aren't even close to understanding.

But we do know one thing about seabeds: Many of them contain copper and gold that mining companies are itching to get their hands on.

Digging up seabeds and scraping out precious minerals is sure to have a serious impact on these unique habitats. Yet, there's been very little proper environmental review of mining plans.

A Canadian company already got the rights to mine the seabed off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Now, Australia and India are considering opening up their ocean lands to mining too. Before the underwater gold rush starts, we need to make sure that we understand what our mining activities will do to the creatures that live in these areas.

Tell the International Seabed Authority to require environmental assessments before mining companies ruin seabeds.

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