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David Attenborough calls for ban on 'destructive' deep sea mining

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March 12, 2020

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Sir David Attenborough has called on governments and big businesses around the globe to put a stop to deep sea mining.

In an exclusive interview with Sky News, the 93-year-old naturalist said plans to "go in and trash an area of the globe about which we know hardly anything" could have disastrous consequences.

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