Metal mining on land versus the ocean in the context of the current Biodiversity Crisis

作者：Verena Tunnicliffe, Luis Enrique Sánchez, Gavin M. Mudd, Diva J. Amon, Lisa A. Levin, Hannah Lily, Eva Ramírez-Llodra, Adam T. Cross · 发表于：npj Ocean Sustainability · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1038/s44183-025-00110-z · 被引用次数：11 · 研究领域：Mining and Resource Management、Extraction and Separation Processes、Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

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.