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David Attenborough on the scourge of the oceans: 'I remember being told plastic doesn't decay, it's wonderful'

David Attenborough on the scourge of the oceans: 'I remember being told plastic doesn't decay, it's wonderful' | Human Interest | Scoop.it
His sequel to The Blue Planet will focus not only on the marvels of sea life but also the threats to it. The naturalist explains why plastic pollution, climate change and overpopulation are problems too urgent to be left to ecologists

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The West is now stealing fish crucial to local livelihoods in Africa to feed pigs on farms in Europe

The West is now stealing fish crucial to local livelihoods in Africa to feed pigs on farms in Europe | Human Interest | Scoop.it
"We don’t have gold, or petrol or diamonds, the sea is the only resource that our country has," says Mariane Tening Ndiaye, a fish trader and head of the women’s fish smoking association, as she takes me around her domain behind the market. Low-strung platforms covered in flayed fish and blackened ovens stretch away into the distance, the air thick with the stench of rotting fish guts.

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