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European resolution against deep sea mining

The EU Parliament votes against Norway’s plans for deep sea mining.

The EU Parliament backs conservationists’ demands.

Voting result EU-Resolution ©Environmental Justice Foundation

In a vote today, the Parliament of the European Union clearly opposed Norway’s plans for deep-sea mining in the Arctic. Scientists and nature conservation organizations warn of the enormous and incalculable risks that deep-sea mineral extraction poses to marine ecosystems, fish stocks and the ocean’s carbon cycle. More here.

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