Extractive-led economic growth fuels environmental crisis – Society

he ambition from President Prabowo Subianto’s administration to increase the country’s economic growth to 8 percent through expanding extractive business may risk accelerating environmental degradation and widening social injustice, the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has warned. Since taking office in… Source link

Fisheries Shrimp: 13-Year License Loss

Shrimping Halt: Senjahopen Factory Faces ‍Barents Sea Fishing ban The ⁣shrimp factory at Senjahopen was‌ unable to secure a vessel ‌for fishing operations. Photo: Coldwater Prawns SENJAHOPEN, Norway⁢ (AP) — A ​shrimp processing plant in Senjahopen‌ will be ​unable to conduct shrimping‌ operations in the Barents Sea, according to company officials. The factory reportedly failed … Read more