Indonesia’s ‘essential’ mangroves, seagrass and corals remain unprotected

Mongabay
Dec 30, 2022, 12:15 am276 pts
JAKARTA — Much of the mangroves, seagrass beds and coral reefs in Indonesia lie outside protected areas, which could thwart efforts at effective marine conservation, a new report shows. Indonesia currently has 284,000 square kilometers (110,000 square miles) of marine area under protection. But 84% of the…

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