'We cannot afford to open up the ocean to potential destruction,' write President of Palau, Surangel Whipps, Jr. and SOA's Daniela Fernandez
Whipps, Jr. is the 11th President of the Republic of Palau. President Whipps' steadfast advocacy for ocean conservation has earned him global recognition as a champion of environmental stewardship and a driving force in the fight against the urgent challenges facing our oceans. Fernandez founded in her dorm room at Georgetown University when she was only 19 years old.
Deep-sea mining projects could be given the green flag to source minerals needed to support green technological innovation—at the cost of damaging portions of our ocean floor in ways that could kill marine life and negatively impact people who depend on the ocean for sustenance and economic prosperity.
The citizens of Palau and Sustainable Ocean Alliance continue to call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining and are grateful that many others around the world share our views. Among them, importantly, are our youth. The next generation, who will inherit this world and its problems, are the future scientists, entrepreneurs, and engineers who will discover new solutions, as well.
Youth advocates, in particular, see past the short-term and misguided solution of mining deep-sea minerals. From the
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