As the Cook Islands embraces the burgeoning industry, deep-sea mining companies are becoming part of the community’s day-to-day. Can the country avoid the mistakes of resource extraction’s past?
In entirely unsurprising news, deep sea mining basically kills at least half the life in the mined area, and also in the surroundings.
We're going to keep doing this because our ever increasing energy demand needs to be decarbonised, and at the moment we need cobalt and other metals for that.
A clear case of fixing one planetary boundary impacting another one. This is #ecocide.
Seagrass is so important to carbon capture, sea-life habitat, stopping coastal erosion etc, but it's hard work to replant lost seagrass meadows. So this robotic seed planting machine is really exciting.
Lots of by-the-wind sailors on the beach this morning. They're always a treat because it's so unusual to see something in nature that is so blue. (They are even bluer than it appears here.)
And when you see one, you know there will be many others.
Myrtle the Turtle is here to bring a smile to your face!
Digitally enhanced utilizing 3-4 layers of original photographs with hints of orchids, grass, palm branches or other natural elements from mother nature. Part of my "Whimsical Creatures Collection"
Green Watercolor Sea Turtle
by Pamela Williams Fine Art
I joined a challenge to create new #green art each day for 4 days, here's my DAY ONE CHALLENGE entry - A whimsical, abstract watercolor image of a green #seaturtle swimming in the sea.
These fascinating creatures are often seen diving into the water to catch their food. The plunge can begin from up heights of even 65 ft in the air. Gulf Islands National Seashore FL.
"Worldwide, the "FishingIndustry has blocked the establishment of the #MarineProtectedAreas we urgently need to reverse the human-caused global depletion of #SeaLife. This study uses satellite tracking of fishing vessels and artificial intelligence (AI) to show that the fishing industry's concerns are unfounded," said Enric Sala, Explorer in Residence at National Geographic Society, the founder of Pristine Seas and a study co-author. "Even the largest of cont.."
The Cook Islands appear to embrace deep-sea mining—but at what risk? (www.popsci.com)
As the Cook Islands embraces the burgeoning industry, deep-sea mining companies are becoming part of the community’s day-to-day. Can the country avoid the mistakes of resource extraction’s past?