<p>WWF is a leading voice in a call for a moratorium on deep seabed mining until the environmental, social and economic risks are comprehensively understood; all alternatives to adding more minerals into the resource economy are exhausted; and it is clearly demonstrated that deep seabed mining can be managed in a way that ensures the effective protection of the marine environment and prevents loss of biodiversity.</p>
<p>For more details see the original press release published by the WWF <a href=”https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/press_releases/?1416441/Deep-seabed-mining-is-an-avoidable-environmental-disaster” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>here</a>.</p>