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We don't have a scalable way to prevent the depletion of deep-sea ecosystems from emerging deep-sea mining operations.

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As demand grows for minerals used in batteries and electronics, deep-sea mining is expanding into ecosystems that remain poorly understood and could take centuries to recover from disruption. Regulating this before major damage occurs remains an unresolved governance and environmental challenge.

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Citation ID: WS01034 Title: We don't have a scalable way to prevent the depletion of deep-sea ecosystems from emerging deep-sea mining operations. URL: https://worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1034

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