A handful of small nations in the South Pacific launched an uphill battle last week against the deep-sea mining of unattached, fist-sized rocks rich in rare-earth metals.
The stakes are potentially enormous.
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A man walks next a mural about the defense of the deep ocean by Portuguese visual artist Goncalo Mar, in Lisbon on July 1, 2022. | AFP-JIJI
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