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in the middle of the pacific ocean, an ambitious expedition has set taps to explore the deep sea going when no human has ever gone before. where a numerous deposits of minerals night dormant can chew menissi benefit from this on top, the source of wealth. the technology to harvest state already exists. the 1st prototype of the deep sea collect tested the treasure stones, is called baton, yet it's being tested at a depth of several 1000 meters scientists and monitoring its deployments. because what is technically feasible might actually destroy a delicate underwater wells. is it less the risk this isn't included in them? these are basically batteries in stone form is this is exactly what you need to

build a battery. there's manganese nichols, cobalt and copper to conduct the electricity and environmental protection organizations such as green piece one to prevent deep sea mining at all costs. it's the last cost of the planet that humans have yet to exploit for resources of the oceans in danger. the making peace with nature is of the funding task of the century, preserving as restarting the ocean's ability to nurture humanity and regulate all

climates would be that the funding challenges of these beckons 71 percent of the surface is covered by oceans. it's the neurologist habitats on the planet, the, the ocean surface, an important teach buffer and comp and sync. they observe about a quarter of manmade. c o 2 emissions. and us mitigate the effects of climate change, the depth on need added on it, or as meets the oceans to survive. so they regulate the climate they provide for the home. they provide the oxygen, we bring more than 50 percent of it. by the way, in duplex but the world's oceans of suffering that ruthlessly being fished back of the waste,

produced by an increasing the affluent society, is becoming more prevalent in the war to virtually indestructible plastic waste in dangerous animals. and the habitats so called ocean dead zone. so guessing as a logic climate change is also causing sea levels to rise. and after the last it's exploitation continues, sand and gravel of being dredged for uses building materials. at this point where we've lost 50 percent of our ocean, 50 percent of the wells and the fish that lived in the us. and when my grandfather 1st started school diving after the 2nd world war from disappeared. now we're exploring that he was searched places that is still quite an accessible. we know almost nothing of the plant and animal species living that the

yet squared away there are results which know jill. some the see that they may have co bolts, nicole manganese and co pay, just the materials to meet the rapidly growing demand for batch we use as the well shifts away from fossil fuels. getting metals from our planet can be done without any environmental impact. so what we need to be thinking about is how do we make decisions that cause least harm to the planet that we're trying to protect? in june 2021, the united nations in new york was focusing attention on the highly threatening to maureen habitats. the un proclaimed in ocean decades to advance the protection of sustainable development of the world's oceans. i proceeded to go of these challenges, so the top priorities for everyone. if you with welcome to the united deck of ocean

science together that has discovered the science we needs for the ocean, we want. thank you. mm. the in march 2021 in the midst of the global corona virus pandemic, special shit was stopped at the us pacific fleets naval base in san diego. the vessel, the island pride, was preparing to go to sea. its crew and the company and european scientists were going on this special mission, the as part of the mining impact program. there were such as we're heading out to examine what happens on the c bed during the world's 1st tests of us. 35 ton underwater harvesting machine called a poly metallic o manganese note,

your collect to sign out. it's a big project. we want to analyze the environmental impacts of among denise and not you will collect on working in the deep sea and we have quite a few scientific groups on board you the test. this is the 1st test of it's kind of the way of really close to the conditions you might expect from a deep sea mining operation. it's very important for the environmental analyses, parameters and founded that needs to be development, stand off the answer because that's what we're doing together with so many great scientific groups via a concentration of your scientific minds, actually on the oil fall some other text me, we have all the technologies, the marine research institute offer,

we've got all sorts of equipment here, all very high tags. yes, i'm really looking forward to know that it's finally getting underway. all kinds of measuring and testing equipment we used during this expedition, including this giant boat land, which has already been in service for 25 years at the lending gate that's. that's right. but then not for the moon, but for lending on the c beds. so very much like that's level drop, it's from the ship and most of the, with some different kinds of sensors. and then it's, it goes in 3 fold to 4. can you meet your steps and then make a quiet landing on the sea. that's all we want to know, what's the impact this of the c mining, which is a concern to many people also to myself. i think we needs good up to faces of sufficient stone, their clothes,

the way this money is going to happen. so does he know better that we can better predicts what's in pennsylvania such as want to investigate fast? well, industry is ready to dig this advertisement for the canadian mining enterprise. the metals company promises a simple solutions. energy from the sun and wind is replacing fossil fuels to power the transmission to a sustainable future. we need batteries to store this energy. batteries are made from metals such as cobalt, nickel, copper and main. denise. until now we've been mining the earth for them, digging deep uh and wider for lower quality orse. nature disappears. human software, earth software. but there's another way of all that's needed a mutton ray box. but is it that simple?

the canadian city of toronto is wes simmons. this semester lives. she's the head of sustainable se for the belgian mining company g. i saw them manganese. no geo. collectivism is getting a series of tests in the pacific as we are together globally. we are facing a climate crisis and i think, you know, there is this increasing recognition around the world that we need to do something and we need to do something now. so that's a big part of that is moving towards clean energy. so moving away from, from fossil fuels and what that means is that we're moving away from a planet fuel on fossil fuels to one that is built on metals and minerals because clean metal technology is so metal intensive. so for these were materials have come from mines on land, located primarily in asia and africa. the work is often disruptive and tom sold to

nature the mines that are often located in politically unstable countries like the democratic republic of congo, where there's not much respect for human rights. the work is often suffer horrendous working conditions risking their lives sticking metals that fetched prices fall greater than the wages. the industry says getting results is from the c that will be far easier. we have options about where those metals can come from and, and we're exploring one which is going to the sea floor for them. and there's a lot of reasons why going to the sea floor intuitively seems to make some sense. and one is we don't need to remove for us, and in some cases, tropical rain forests are being removed to get some nickel. we don't need to remove for us or are single trees to get to the metal that's on the sea floor. nor do we

need to move mountains to get to the orbit or body and people don't need to be relocated. so right away those, those reasons make a lot of sense. and of course, that doesn't mean that we can just dive to the deep sea and, and not do it thoughtfully. we also have to get the research done so that we understand how to proceed well, minimizing our environmental footprint to come. that'd be deep sea results collection without causing new environmental problems. the islands price deposited from san diego for a 6 week expedition to find out expect patients for hi miss you own is this mission is to investigate the environmental impact civil list . we know a lot about this marine habitats on the it's ecology. do you the animal? is that and if that of a nice but not necessarily what the impact will be when big equipment and machines

on driving around on the see that the me of us board and have them find on our objective is simply to attempt to finalize how and to mutually take measurements, so we can present these findings to the public and assigned to that key balanced way younger. some child please know it's 5 science industry and policy makers all watch the expedition closely. the findings could have far reaching consequences, as humans move towards the age of green technology. the of the crew and researches waived farewell. as the san diego sky line receded, the boats went off into the night of to west some countries and companies would like to develop new sources for rule materials as quickly as possible to make the ocean a source of mineral results. the k, pavel days,

10 islands, located around 600 columbus is of the west african coast. the country has half a 1000000 inhabitants, most of them to send it from format african slaves. once a colony of poach ago it gained independent same 1975. the even though capes that is considered one of the most prosperous countries in africa, the state of loss of poverty. so many the sea is the source of life. within look at the coast line in some places indicate something is wrong here. where they were one, sandy beach is a now and the stuff the on of a go x for the conservation organization. loved to now she also takes people on

choice. the nature has been most of loosely exploited here with sand from the show. this was just bought the sand and you so we sell to someone else. so they come here speak to the sense and then the status of the market is like a small business. he's not the really big company. so there are several books and not just only one a and as you see doesn't have so much st anymore. so the leave. so that's, that still exist. it would be so if is a against the low, it's would be then a to fix a descent. but the surveillance is very weak, that's the big problem. it's not allowed the big sams. uh oh,

do. there is not civilians here, but it's good to be controlled on the road. but no one doesn't yeah. the 2 conservationists lucon stands to see how these people are re, legally stripping sand from beneath stuff feet. no, i mean i've, i've got another truck is loaded this time with sand taken from the sea bed days ago. the sound is sold as rule material for the construction industry for use this back. breaking job has been the only way for people like maria to and a little money to the 80 piece

ago side of it. that's very exhausting and tiring. sometimes there's even a dangerous drowning we found in the walton like this. it's dangerous. all right, but if we don't do this, there is no other way for us to win money. you know, put that on. we don't need the conservationists think. diane obama, you the module on a lounge that years ago the may of me, but at the barcode was a sandy beach covered with do nothing of that remains today. like to assess the people taking up the sam to know what they doing here isn't right, right. i will find something you want to ask uh how much they said the to do this kind of job. and that was shocked, because each truck is around $30.00 to $40.00 euros, and if they are desperate to sell even friends,

5 years they sell. and the driver will say, at least around hondas, trying to use the i even ask if they would like to change the job to do something else. they said yes, if there is a point, can you see if the the sand has been taken from the seas for use beaches of disappearing and not just in cape ready? the sand is gathered in small bouts or with a numerous industrial ships from many oceans. the impacts on devastating

scientists and conservationists of low moon dive degradation of habitats. alyssa, paul, from direct to the intellect we all consume directly or indirectly with sand or gravel that comes from the ocean's theme. this is also a very big problem in the construction industry worldwide. because so much sand and gravel are being taken from beaches, including right off the coast that entire eco systems are now changing. biodiversity is suffering. an entire structures are being eroded um and last but not least, i organized maggio like groupings are work behind the scenes. people are forced to transport sound illegally, comfortable, entire islands are now almost free of sand in order. it must be said to enable a construction boom in the globalized absolutely, the west side, which would actually have no future at all in this day. and age is evil hopkins. so this is an issue that is causing major problems in our scenes at the moment. but hardly anyone knows that hopefully mobile high to the slicing will call me month in

india, africa, and all over the world, even in the north sea, sand is being dredged from sea beds. descriptions of sandy c shows no longer ring true. the, the, the suns typically makes up around one so just concrete, gigantic buildings, and does it country 0. so it may just send from the sea because does it sound does on suitable for building the even the sand to prestige projects such as the artificial islands of 2 by,

comes from the sea for exploitation has the fatal consequences for coastal areas, microorganisms, and habitats. all over the world, the meanwhile, the islands pride has headed for an area of ocean known as the korean clipton zone, between mexico until like the enormous quantities of pulling metallic nodules, an estimated 13000000000 towns lie on the sea floor. it takes almost 6 days for the islands, pride to reach its destination. these devices held the keys to the expedition success. everything had to work. the tension was palpable. there was such as play music to help themselves relax. that is, i'm the one that's at

t v 9. now this is what's called a d z land. and inside the module like this, optical measuring device so, so many electrodes all connected to it in the corner. they all these roads that we see here is a very small to the optically measure the oxygen content in the sentimental. so the whole thing is no one to the seasonal live. and then there is a mutual niche that's appropriate just before hand on the floor. and we then use it to drive these words into the settlement, talking and measure how much oxygen is that really high tech. right? because definitely yeah. it's a challenge for any device conditions. they're extreme. columbus has below the surface. the supposed to be a mess and yes, it's just turned down that what we want to measure the oxygen levels on the sea floor. and the distribution produced different results when you bring them up on the day in columbus and, and oxygen is something, as we know ourselves. that's essentially system how many organisms use oxygen. and

we see that as an indicator of how much the system is messed. the thing is if you just the substrate a loss or remove it completely, you're taking away a layer that's being deposited of the many thousands of years where active processes take place in a bind to stood it up or gotten rid of it. and the last thing you saw, so you already have a chance to see now from the measurements. does that have an effect or does it look exactly the same as it did before? and that's nbc dead and all the islands, pride has made its way to the belgian license area. this is where it was due to join the ship belonging to the belgian mining company g. i saw the boat. who was that to test baton. yeah. the well 1st machine prototypes are collecting manganese know deals with guns and then you're my god lends itself because the youngest,

however, lots of manganese nodules here and that's we can see on the map with a mark license serious at the international c. but the 30 for manganese naturals are the ones at the moment. these are all exploration licensed areas for companies or countries of acquired licenses and are looking to see how many manganese novels are located there. which parts of the area of mines in one of your finance. now we're going to the belgian licensed area and there is license as health as the company gsr or the mask. and then in 2 weeks, courts will go to the german license area, which is a bit. so twist that there's the stuff on for in your g s. halls person of contact ha flush, i name was also on board. he was responsible for communication between the industrial vessel and the scientist says, the tests began in the belgian license area was as, as its own, a bit like the wild west area is a mont townhome, the sea bed, the 2nd nation. so companies are allowed to explore, such as the belgian company, saw here. they were already in the working area.

this meeting was taking place on the high seas on the loading platform at the moment and the g stood petunia, able to dive to a depth of several 1000 meters. the its 1st knife was being per pads. the technical challenge was for me to build the device not to manage the extreme

pressure and maneuver the program to rates independently connected to the ship by a supply line. only a stick has a human um, the gsr had been developing the put tanya as in many is this small and a model was built a few years ago now atanya to was to face its 1st real test if it passed with flying colors. the vessel could possibly become a message for commercial c bed mining in the future. so baton ya. 2 is a state flor nodule. cool service. and i think the easiest way to picture it is to think of a vacuum cleaner. so the vehicle's been designed to pick up nodules and leave as much sediment behind as possible and then bring them to basically collect them. and

eventually that vehicle be collected to a riser which will bring the nodules to the surface. but baton, you too, was designed to collect the nodules and initially collected them and have been at the back of the vehicle. and then those modules were the positives away from the the vehicles tracks and other points in the trial. atanya was noted several times into the deep sea to test this new technology. it looks like something out of a science fiction. moving the meanwhile on the island pride full small, stayed in touch with his d. s. on colleagues on the industrial ship and was brief to how to use the manganese don't to collect to for the upcoming dive.

so as to sylvie's quite the show, he had to pass this information on to the scientists said that the sensitive underwater and measuring instruments would not collide with baton you now with baton ja manganese, no jewel mining in the deep sea is technically feasible. the thoughts questions still remains, how great. so the environmental risks and all they was taking or the back in tape the day on the largest island distant jago, the some of the former sandy beaches. and now, just byron stones, owners,

the sound has been gathered up and sold stones mixed with garbage, dominate the base. this elect marine scene has been severely damaged. the, the world stood largest population of look ahead, see test whole lives around cape sadie. today the animal is on the read list of endangered species. it's strictly protected, but the removal of the sand, the stubs habitats vital. so that reproduction on the vega into a conservation organization, a committed to protecting the titles on a it's shocking to see a females struggling over the hot stones and finding no place to lay her rags yet if used to be a sandy beach, but i didn't uh, knew this place before i saw some older people and local would describe just the

place as the titles returned to the beach where they hatched to lay their eggs. usually it takes 20 years for the animals to meet sexual maturity. that much has changed into decades. yeah, the vatican said story because this is the device and last year, but there is no sense. so it came out, but unfortunately, substitute them to see it came this morning of the 7th day am the the really really says because a manual the deck has wound around here. maybe i've been going to use uh

uh try to mess. and when it came out that that these house being completed, destroyed by human being really said, so i think we have a you to, you try to restore this place. it promote the conservation on a, has a degree in marine biology. she spent time abroad and realized that something must urgently be done in her home country to protect the oceans on nature. she found it the nature conservation organization loved to know right here in 2013. but now dozens of help us of working on projects on the beaches. things of really taking off are usually ones because the visions to be successful. we need people locals. so we try to get them to pay that like a specialist for the nature of the, for the spaces and excites such as it was more difficult,

but now he sees it and he just doesn't, she stopped to have the opportunity to face and also uh which drives me via life and then to and his approach is simple, financed by donations and tries to generate awareness by adding a bit of kind of, for example, photo mosquito is the name of this fishing village on the by a doe in found no health bay. the fishing boats beached on stones the signed loan ship to way and then walks through the village and she's proud. a lot has changed here in the last few months. the place has a new look. what i was wondering when i started doing the painting. it was, it went away and as i can see, was this regarding the fishing and the books and the locals. they like it and we

saw it as a positive way of make people more aware about the nature of conservation. so we saw some green, the faces about the local bi adversity, and we didn't stop yet. so we plan to do more. for instance, the global, the village, and beautiful thinking, what's the rock most people? and so the local can associate this visit with uh, it was the reason i live in now. ocean flora and fauna decorate the facades of the house. is there a constant reminder of the importance of preservation? the exact to this famous marine explorer plays an important role is that the school visited by using fam, a 1948 with 2 or the clinics. so don't know and the only

speaker, so they came here best and equipment. they wanted the if you want to do some record to nevada. uh, the notion. so we decided to bring back to this family that was almost lost because the majority of the locals, we don't even know who was just still. and if, if she or she was around here, the check still was a legendary ocean. explore the french diving pioneer and still commentary filmmaker introduced people to the underwater. well, like to know of the hebrews, the images of the depths never seen before into the world's living means the crystal wanted to explode the unknown world under the sea,

and called to the oceans to be protected. the . this is the french it and then took coast not far from the mouth and why river. the granddaughter of shack castille and her family live nearby. after her father's death, alexandra cristo spent almost her entire childhood with her grandfather that left it smoke. she's very concerned about the state of the ocean's. i think if we continue with business as usual, where we're over fishing, we're booting, we are advancing with ideas like deep sea mining. we're going to see our ocean disappear, will continue to see a decline, and at

a certain point you reach tipping points where you have exponential loss. and that's hard to come back from. you can't really come back from exponential loss, like we can put close it back in a bottle. you know that the damage is done. so once we reach those tipping points with the ocean, the damage will be done and we won't be able to reverse it. the next sondra says that her grandfather to attend to dies before she could walk hun lots of the oceans is his legacy. like him, she makes document trees, advocates the preservation of marine environments, and look for ways to save the oceans the. she wishes she still had her grandfather at to side in addition to her husband, whose then now my grandfather passed

away 20 years ago and left a huge void in the world. not just for me and my family, but i think it felt like there was this huge cruise, so shaped hole in the universe after he died that no one himself. but what i realize is that every time someone tells me i grew up watching your grandfather, he really inspired me. i love the ocean now, and i want to do something to help protect it. we're finally at a point in time where we can maybe 10 years ago, 20 years ago, we weren't, we didn't have the technologies, we didn't have the solution. we didn't have the urgency that we have today. and so my hope is that for everyone who loved him and loved his feelings and loved exploring the oceans with him,

and that discovery and sense of on wonder that he brought my hope is that they will harness that and use it to create change. because that is the best legacy he could possibly have left us the on the cape that day, islands on or into groups of hell post of bills to protection area for tattle clutches on one of the remaining sandy beaches. the educational signs show passes by the importance of the oceans and the knife in them. the. this is where the tassels laid directs for weeks and then to know what she's over the catches of eggs that have been collected here the organization and shows the

baby tassels can hach safely. we are checking which in this red hat which to nest. by now we have funded and put 7 mess here. so this team would checking the box is too hot to the conservation for the people to have a job. so that someone in their family and also twice you sent this fashion of nature small steps, but they make a difference. the jack coastal would likely be happy to see these efforts to conserve maureen

wildlife the the endless expenses of bad war to stretch beyond the islands, pride's helicopter platform, the he is to, to level the ships in the belgian license area in the korean campus in zone in the pacific ocean from the deck, some us to your pin scientists watched as the belgian company g, a saw pine,

the 2 digits, deep diving, high tech machine. from it ship the norman to energy the . now there were such as many measuring instruments and sensors and robots known as are these were coming into play. no, at 4 and a half, columbus has down into the depths. they were positioned around the deployment area on the sea bed wip atanya was making its way the, the scientists wanted to know the impact, the baton you would have on nature. the control room is located on one of the lower decks of the island prides. and the pilots was sitting staring at them on it is ours. as they controlled the robots on

the deep sea floor with there was an overwhelming feeling of being in a different love. the assistant station is as cool as it actually is. a corner of the wells between fanny now and everything was seeing him. nobody else to seem before. 7, actually, that's always exciting. scientific history was being made at that moment. 4 and a half 1000 meters below the ship. extremely important research was taking place under extreme conditions, the

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