Experts, activists unite to blast Indonesia’s U-turn on sea sand exports

Mongabay
Jun 6, 2023, 8:31 pm106 pts
JAKARTA — Environmental activists and marine experts have criticized the Indonesian government’s decision to lift a 20-year-old ban on exporting sea sand, saying the policy will exacerbate ecological damage for the sake of foreign exchange revenue. The government regulation, which went into effect May 15,…

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