Kiribati Bans Fishing in Crucial Marine Sanctuary
The ban would allow populations of fish depleted by excessive fishing to return to natural levels in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA), a patch of ocean the size of California studded with pristine, uninhabited atolls, making this potentially the most effective marine reserve in the world.
Beach Sand Mining Detrimental Effects Explained, Saint- Louis, Senegal
Environmental expert Babacar Gaye explains how gravely coastal erosion is affecting Senegal, notably underlying the detrimental consequences of sand mining in Saint-Louis’ region (Barbary Tongue).