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The second week in June is getting closer and that means the Crawfordsville Strawberry Festival is back, along with three days of great entertainment. This yea
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.”
China s Fishing Fleet Drives Beijing s Global Ambitions
Governments and conservation groups accuse the ships of fishing illegally and advancing military goals
published : 23 Apr 2021 at 04:00
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In Beijing s push to become a maritime superpower, China s fishing fleet has grown to become the world s largest by far and it has turned more aggressive, provoking tensions around the globe.
The fleet brings in millions of tons of seafood a year to feed the country s booming middle class.
Foreign governments, fishermen and conservation groups have accused the fleet of illegal fishing, including by using banned equipment and venturing into other countries territory.
That fishing has upended local economies and threatens ecosystems including around the Galápagos Islands, affected governments and fishermen say.
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