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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

Indonesia Prepares for Worsening Situation in Lebanon with its UNIFIL Contingent

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 Indonesia Prepares for Worsening Situation in Lebanon with its UNIFIL Contingent                                                                                           Source en.tempo.co Jakarta's TEMPO.CO In the event that conditions along Israel's border with Lebanon deteriorate, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has prepared its strategy for the Indonesian contingency in Lebanon. Since the Israel-Palestine conflict began to rise on October 7, there has been an increase in the level of violence between Israeli forces and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. The conflict is primarily near the border, while Israel has carried out multiple airstrikes inside Lebanon's borders. The Committee to Protect Journalists calculated that more than 150 people have died since the conflict began. Tens of thousands of civilians and three journalists were also slain, though the majority were Hezbollah members. According to the Israeli military, since October 7, at least four Israel