Arctic seabed mining will cause 'irreversible harm' to wildlife says Greenpeace

Norway is planning to licence mining companies to explore for seabed minerals for use in technology such as batteries and electronics
Arctic seabed mining will cause 'irreversible harm' to wildlife says Greenpeace

Activists from Greenpeace International, Nordic and Germany, project messages from people opposing deep-sea mining onto the Svea Glacier in Spitsbergen. In the videos, people from around the world, including the Swedish actor Gustaf Skarsgård and South African actress Amanda du-Pont, called on Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre to halt plans for seabed mining in Norway's Arctic waters

Plans to open a vast area of the Arctic seabed to mining will cause "irreversible harm" to unique and vulnerable wildlife and habitats, Greenpeace International has warned.

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