The controversy over deep-sea mining, explained

A photo of a man with a white beard at a formal international negotiation event

Proponents say they want to dredge the seafloor for metals needed for clean technology. Indigenous Pacific Islanders call it a threat to life, culture, and the ocean itself.

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