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The French government is being sued for failing to outlaw bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas.

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The French government has been formally asked by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and Defense des Milieux Aquatiques (DMA) to address its noncompliance with EU and French regulations pertaining to bottom trawling, one of the most damaging fishing methods. These regulations are obviously broken by allowing this practice to continue in some of France's most biodiverse and endangered marine areas. The NGOs claim that this situation puts the long-term sustainability of the fisheries in jeopardy in addition to compromising the integrity of these places. Legal action will be taken in a French court if the government fails to appropriately respond to this formal request. The request specifically targets two maritime protected areas, Chausey and Bancs des Flandres, where bottom trawling is causing habitat destruction. A major factor in the decline of marine biodiversity is bottom trawling, which is the practice of dragging weighted nets across the seabed. It unintentionally captu

A 75-year partnership in wood carving between Greece and Indonesia

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Greece's Athens At the workshop "Balinese Traditional Wooden Arts on the Hellenes Olive Tree." in Athens on Wednesday, August 21, the Indonesian Ambassador to Greece, Bebeb AKN Djunjunan, stated, "We hope that the Greek community can better understand and appreciate the rich cultural heritage of Indonesia, and strengthen the good relations that have been established over the past 75 years." This art workshop is a part of the "Indonesia Expo 2024" series, which honors Greece and Indonesia's 75-year bilateral relationship. This event, which is being arranged by the Indonesian Embassy in Athens in partnership with the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Denpasar, brings to life the masterwork, a 2.4-meter-tall wooden sculpture made of olive wood, an iconic symbol of Greece, by two of the best woodcarvers from Bali, I Made Nyoman Sumantra and I Made Nyoman Suparta. The two Balinese artists will illustrate a Ramayana epic, concentrating on two events