Norway wants to begin deep sea mining in the Arctic: Here is why it’s a bad idea https://perma.cc/V2TY-M4ZP

Yet, despite strong criticism from a number of countries, the environmental movement and hundreds of marine scientists warning of the risks of deep sea mining, the Norwegian government proposed in June 2023 opening up a large area in the Arctic for deep sea mining between Greenland and Norway. The area they propose to open for mining is home to vulnerable whales, seabirds, fish and deep sea creatures that are still being discovered. The Norwegian government claims this can be done with an “acceptable degree of environmental impact”, but mining on the seabed cannot be done without harming the deep sea environment, according to warnings from, among others, the UN Environment Programme, the World’s Economic Forum, the International Ocean Panel that Norway leads, the Norwegian Environment Agency (Miljødirektoratet) and the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (Havforskningsinstituttet).

Harmful marine extractives: Deep-Sea Mining https://perma.cc/UB72-G3G7

The risks of deep-sea mining are not fully understood - here's why that matters https://perma.cc/H2C9-T62V

Deep Sea Mining Could Destroy Undiscovered Species, Says Ocean Panel https://perma.cc/FNS6-P9E7

Gruvedrift på havbunnen: Stor mangel på kunnskap om områdene https://perma.cc/N8JU-N54U

We are already in a climate and nature crisis: deep sea mining is totally unacceptable. Moreover, what happens in the Arctic never stays in the Arctic: this region is the air conditioner of the planet and we desperately need it.

The noise and light pollution from the machines could disturb and impact the wildlife in the sea, even in shallow water. Water conducts sound very well – the noise travels hundreds of kilometers through the water, and can be particularly harmful to marine mammals, such as whales and dolphins.

https://www.greenpeace.org/international/act/stop-deep-sea-mining/
https://t.iss.one/NorgeTelegramFreaks/24
https://t.iss.one/MissionWillowProject

Protest i Oslo mot gruvedrift på havbunnen https://perma.cc/67UT-UVEB

Norge åpner for gruvedrift på havbunnen https://perma.cc/3SNF-6ST3

GRUVEDRIFT PÅ HAVBUNNEN https://perma.cc/DA6C-LVBY

25. september 2023 kl. 15:01 Klimademonstrasjoner med kjempeblekksprut i Oslo I forbindelse med Arbeiderpartiets landsstyremøte hadde Greenpeace montert en fem meter høy blekksprut på Arbeidersamfunnets Plass i Oslo. https://perma.cc/Y48A-FP4C

Klimaaktivister demonstrerte med kjempeblekksprut i Oslo https://perma.cc/27BH-LH5Y

Aksjon mot gruvedrift på havbunnen i Stillehavet https://perma.cc/D4K2-8X2K

Gruvedrift på havbunnen kan bli et mareritt for havet https://perma.cc/79UN-BN32

Havforsknings­instituttet: – Gruvedrift vil «velte om» havbunnen https://perma.cc/72N2-Y9VF

Europas ledende havforskere advarer mot gruvedrift på havbunnen https://perma.cc/EHH7-6A7Z

Stor skepsis mot gruvedrift på havbunnen https://perma.cc/HZS9-CG8J

Protecting the Seabed Before It's Too Late https://perma.cc/QCZ9-9CZ9

Deep-sea mining: A new gold rush or environmental disaster? https://perma.cc/AET5-H5XR

International NGOs call out Norwegian Prime Minister’s mistaken claim that deep-sea mining can be done without harming ocean life https://perma.cc/7V7L-98A3

You can help stop deep-sea mining before it’s too late
https://defendthedeep.org/
https://perma.cc/9DZS-9UFM

Stopp gruvedrift på havbunnen før den får starte
https://www.greenpeace.org/norway/vaer-med/stopp-gruvedrift-pa-havbunnen/
https://perma.cc/AP58-6KMV

https://www.greenpeace.org/international/act/stop-deep-sea-mining/
https://t.iss.one/NorgeTelegramFreaks/25
https://t.iss.one/NorgeTelegramFreaks/24
https://t.iss.one/MissionWillowProject

Dear Prime Minister Støre,

We write to you as the undersigned civil society organisations to raise the importance of preserving the deep ocean from the threat of deep sea mining, in light of Norway’s alarming proposal to open up large areas of the Norwegian extended continental shelf in the high Arctic to deep sea mining.

The deep sea supports the multiple ecosystem processes necessary for Earth’s natural systems to function, including the absorption and storage of vast quantities of the carbon emitted into the air by human activities. Scientists believe that as many as 10 million species may inhabit the deep sea, the majority of which are yet to be discovered. The high Arctic is an environment of international significance, and is home to important marine species.

Contrary to the argumentation of deep sea mining companies, mining the seabed is not needed ...

Prime Minister Støre, your co-chair of the Ocean Panel, Palau, and a growing number of governments including from European countries like France, Germany and Spain have taken a precautionary position, advocating a precautionary pause, a moratorium or a ban on deep sea mining. Scientists, Indigenous groups, fisheries and seafood organisations, civil society organisations, and major businesses including Storebrand, BMW, and Google are all calling for a stop to deep sea mining. The European Investment Bank has excluded deep sea mining from its investments as it is deemed ‘unacceptable in climate and environmental terms’, and the European Parliament has called for a moratorium multiple times.

It is not too late to live up to the responsibilities as co-chair of the Ocean Panel and to establish Norway as a leading country in the increasing opposition to deep sea mining. We urge you to step back from the brink of introducing this destructive industry and to support a global moratorium on deep sea mining. Unless the Norwegian government stops the opening process, we believe Norway should resign from the Ocean Panel.

Yours sincerely