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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

WHO warns that the global pandemic pact is in danger of disintegrating.

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 WHO warns that the global pandemic pact is in danger of disintegrating. The agreement, which aims to stop another health disaster, is gaining less traction as a result of "lies and conspiracy theories."                                                                       Source theguardian.com AFP in Geneva on January 22, 2024, at 20.02 UTC Infighting and misinformation could cause plans for a worldwide pandemic preparedness agreement to collapse, the head of the World Health Organisation said, adding that future generations "may not forgive us." Startled by the Covid-19 outbreak, the 194 member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO) made the decision to begin negotiations for an international agreement over two years ago with the goal of ensuring that nations are better prepared to handle the next health crisis or avoid it entirely. The deal was supposed to be finalised at the World Health Assembly in 2024, which is the WHO's governing body and meets o