China plan for an industrial fishing harbour in Sierra Leone has drawn criticism from conservationists and landowners, terming it a catastrophic human and ec
China has defended its plans for an industrial fishing harbour in Sierra Leone, dismissing accusations that it will be an ecological disaster. The US$55 million deal has been criticised by conservationists and landowners as "a catastrophic human and ecological disaster" that would destroy pristine rainforest, plunder fish stocks and pollute fish breeding grounds and marine ecosystems. The Sierra Leonean fisheries ministry confirmed the deal but.
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Chinese involvement in Sierra Leone fishing development project criticized by environmental groups
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The development of a fishing industry project in Sierra Leone finance by China is being opposed group of non-governmental organizations who claim it will harm the environment.
The Sierra Leone government said it has received USD 55 million (EUR 45 million) from China for the construction of a fishing harbor and fishmeal plant on 250 acres in the Black Johnson area, nearly 51 years after the project was first considered and then tabled by the state.
However, opposition to the project – led by the Institute for Legal Research and Advocacy for Justice (ILRAJ) and Namati Sierra Leone, as well as landowners including James Tonner, who has set up a crowdfunding page to fund a judicial review of the deal – claim the project would cause an international ecological and national human disaster.”
The Chinese government has defended a controversial fishing harbour project in Sierra Leone, accusing critics of engaging in a smear campaign. The Chinese embassy in Freetown has also slammed local and foreign media reports on the proposal, claiming they were based on a false narrative designed to counter China-Sierra Leone cooperation. The Chinese-funded project is for a 252-acre piece of land that encompasses a rainforest and a beach in a.