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Marine conservation collides with mining in Indonesia’s biodiversity-rich Moramo Bay

SOUTH KONAWE, Indonesia — A marine protected area in Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi province is home to a critically depleted population of humphead wrasse. The species presence helped the area gain its protected status, but mining permits overlap parts of the conservation zone and line its coast.

Marine conservation collides with mining in Indonesia’s biodiversity-rich Moramo Bay

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SOUTH KONAWE, Indonesia — A marine protected area in Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi province is home to a critically depleted population of humphead wrasse.

The species presence helped the area gain its protected status, but mining permits overlap parts of the conservation zone and line its coast.

A 2024 government survey, published the following year, found […]

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SOUTH KONAWE, Indonesia — A marine protected area in Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi province is home to a critically depleted population of humphead wrasse. The species presence helped the area gain its protected status, but mining permits overlap parts of the conservation zone and line its coast. A 2024 government survey, published the following year, found […]

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