WWF says deep sea mining risks too high

Allowing mining companies to tap deep sea deposits beneath international waters poses too many underwater risks, a global environmental group reported.

By Arete News - February 10, 2021

A Mediterranean seabed near the Balearic Islands archipelago (AN/Andrey Arkhipov)

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