“Valuing Nature Award”, presented by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in New York on Sept. 24, did not reflect the real condition of conservation activities in the area known as the coral triangle.
Fishery advocacy group questions CTI Award for SBY
By Elly Burhaini Faizal, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
A fishery advocacy group has questioned the environmental award presented to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for promoting coral preservation in eastern Indonesia.
The People’s Coalition for Fisheries Justice (KIARA) stated the President’s receipt of the “Valuing Nature Award”, presented by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in New York on Sept. 24, did not reflect the real condition of conservation activities in the area known as the coral
triangle.
“It is improper for President Yudhoyono to receive that award,” KIARA secretary-general Riza Damanik told The Jakarta Post on Monday.
According to Riza, conservation initiatives had restricted local fishermen from catching fish in the area that was once their source of income, and had caused a 230 percent increase in the import of fish for domestic consumption.
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