{"id":46212,"date":"2021-06-16T19:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T19:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev6.blazedream.in\/ICSF\/samudra\/news-round-up"},"modified":"2021-08-18T16:24:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T16:24:19","slug":"news-round-up","status":"publish","type":"samudra","link":"https:\/\/www.icsf.net\/samudra\/news-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"News Round-up"},"content":{"rendered":"
News Round-up<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Subscribe free to <\/span>SAMUDRA <\/span><\/i>News Alerts <\/span><\/i>at <\/span><\/span><\/a>http:\/\/www.icsf.net<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n Shifting sands<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Building sand castles on the beach may be fun, but building a whole country out of sand? Not funny, as <\/span>Singapore <\/span><\/b>and <\/span>Indonesia <\/span><\/b>are discovering.<\/span><\/p>\n Indonesia has banned sand exports to its tiny neighbour, saying that some of its islands are being stripped bare as Singapore tries to grow more land A decade-long squabble between the island republic and Indonesia over what seemingly ought to be an inexhaustible commodity has escalated, with Jakarta suddenly slapping a permanent ban on sand exports and risking another setback in the oft-strained relations with its nearest neighbour.<\/span><\/p>\n The move is no laughing matter for the wealthy island State, which has built big chunks of its metropolis on Indonesian sand and desperately wants more. Constrained by water on all sides, Singapore believes it must continue to grow physically as well as economically. At the very tip of <\/span>Malaysia<\/span><\/b>, the country is otherwise almost completely surrounded by Indonesia across the Singapore Strait. Jakarta is becoming concerned that as sand is stripped off for sale from tiny islands, the geography of the country is changing and Singapore will actually encroach the islets that make up its geographical boundary in the strait.<\/span><\/p>\n In 1960, the entire island State was only 581.5 sq km. It has since grown to some 650 sq km and expects to grow by another 100 sq km by 2030 if it can find the firmament. Mari Pangestu, Indonesia’s feisty trade minister, has had enough. She banned the exports, saying the decision is necessary to protect the environment and maintain her country’s maritime borders.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Zones harm<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Some zones may be special but they could be harmful as well. That is what some marginalized communities in <\/span>India <\/span><\/b>are finding out. An Indian law meant to promote economic development is causing environmental damage and harming the livelihoods of some of the nation’s poorest people, so it should be repealed or greatly revised.<\/span><\/p>\n This is among the conclusions of a report released by the International Institute for Environment and Development and Winrock International India on the eve of an international conference on the role of natural resources in sustainable development.<\/span><\/p>\n The report was compiled after a meeting of over 70 participants, including members of India’s Parliament, State Biodiversity Boards and Planning Commission, nongovernmental organizations (<\/span>NGO<\/span>s), local communities, research institutes and international donors.<\/span><\/p>\n It calls on the Indian government to implement policies to protect the environment and local livelihoods, to repeal or significantly alter laws that promote unsustainable development, and to ensure that poor people have a greater say in how the environmental resources they depend upon are managed.<\/span><\/p>\n
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