Year End Campaign 2022
Help SOA stop one of the greatest threats facing our ocean:
Deep Seabed Mining
200 meters below our ocean's surface lies the deep sea.
Extending up to 6,000 meters down, the deep ocean plays a vital role in regulating our planetary systems: it absorbs and stores vast amounts of carbon and is home to multitudes of unexplored marine life and ecosystems.
It is also the largest habitat on Earth, comprising 90% of the marine environment – and we have barely begun to explore it.
Now, the destructive practice of deep seabed mining threatens to permanently alter the health of our ocean.
In July 2023, the International Seabed Authority – the United Nations body responsible for protecting the seabed – is making a final vote as to whether deep seabed mining will be permitted to take place in international waters on a commercial scale.
We need YOUR help to prevent this from happening.
The Challenge
The demand is rising for minerals such as nickel, manganese, cobalt, copper, platinum, and lithium (commonly used in batteries). These metals are found in the deep sea in the form of "polymetallic nodules.”
The potential value of these nodules means that prospective mining companies are keen to extract them – destroying sensitive deep-sea ecosystems along the way.
How can you help?
Sustainable Ocean Alliance is activating the power of our community to save our ocean and protect the deep sea.
Your donation to SOA is an investment in the future of our planet and will help fund groundbreaking projects worldwide such as:
- Sending more Young Ocean Leaders to participate directly in global conferences and meetings such as the International Seabed Authority Meeting, Our Ocean Conference, COP28, and more.
- Expanding ocean literacy around the world to educate communities on the deep sea and the threats it faces.
- Developing scalable technological ocean solutions to stop deep seabed mining –before it begins.
Don't believe the greenwashing when it comes to Deep Seabed Mining.
Defend the Deep: Give Today.
Help SOA reach our 2022 goals – make your tax-deductible donation by midnight December 31st, 2022!
About Sustainable Ocean Alliance:
Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) is a global nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the ocean by developing young ocean leaders, cultivating ideas, and accelerating ocean solutions.