Metal mining on land versus the ocean in the context of the current Biodiversity Crisis
As climate change and biodiversity loss intensify, the deep seabed beckons as a source of metals for batteries. Initiating this new exploitation conflicts with international agreements to decelerate biodiversity loss through wider protections of ecosystem integrity. The poor record of terrestrial mining must not be an excuse to mine the ocean floor. Improved oversight and biodiversity protection as miners increase production on land will produce a better global biodiversity outcome.
Authors
- Diva J. Amon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3044-107X)
- Luis Enrique Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6779-8481)
- Gavin M. Mudd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7115-1330)
- Eva Ramírez-Llodra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0137-1906)
- Verena Tunnicliffe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2791-6337)
- Adam T. Cross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5214-2612)
- Hannah Lily
- Lisa A. Levin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2858-8622)
Institutions
- British Geological Survey (GB)
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography (US)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Curtin University (AU)
- University of Victoria (CA)
- Health Net (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- RMIT University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Ocean Sustainability
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-025-00110-z
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Mining and Resource Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.03