Selling Indonesia's coast for cheap prawns and profit

In an exclusive investigation, the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire 90,000 km coastline. To read the article that goes with this film, visit http://bit.ly/7Cqxbq at http://www.theecologist.org/

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• environment
• prawns
• farming
• Indonesia

[pyudi254]

the video shows the fact, but it must be balanced with other government programmes to enforce coastal zone development planning. the notion of coastal zone law is also encourage the implementation of governance concept; local government must be established coastal zone development planning and be monitored it together with the societies. privatization of coastal zone is other issues that must be control by the people

[pierrejohnson01]

The situation of forest, mangrove and coast lines in Indonesia is horrendrous. All this in the name of free trade (shrimps, palm oil, etc.).

What can we do to help Indonesian civil society stop this movement, and have a voice in designing solutions that really contribute to the well being of local people and there environment ?

[realisoph]

This is outrageous. Anyone up for kicking capitalisms butt with me?

[upriverprojects]

Just another aspect of Indonesia's callous assault on the environment and natural resources. It is already the 3rd most carbon emitting country after China and USA not for its factories or motor cars but because it cuts its tropical forests which will be entirely lost within a few years.

[thefutureisvegan]

The future is vegan.