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https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/indonesia-announces-plan-to-protect-10-of-its-seas-by-2030-and-30-by-2045/>
"JAKARTA — Indonesia plans to expand protection of its seas to cover an area
nearly the size of Germany by 2030 — and then tripling it by 2045.
The country currently has 284,000 square kilometers (110,000 square miles) of
marine area under protection, and plans to increase this to 325,000 km2
(125,000 mi2) by the end of this decade, or 10% of its total territorial
waters, the fisheries ministry has announced. The move is part of the country’s
contribution to the global “30 by 30” conservation goal, which aims to protect
30% of the world’s seas and lands by 2030.
From 2030 to 2045, the government plans to triple the marine protected area
coverage to 975,000 km2 (376,000 mi2).
“The ocean must be protected,” fisheries minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono said on
Aug. 12 as quoted by state news agency
Antara.
“Conservation [areas] will not only serve as fish spawning grounds, but will
also can absorb carbon [emissions],” he added."
Via
Future Crunch Sep 12, 2022:
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https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-measles-indonesia-conservation-us-solar-europe/>
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