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Sea front in Madang, Papua New Guinea. Photo: RNZI/ Johnny Blades
March 5, 2021
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After successfully stopping one sand mining project, Papua New Guinea environmentalists now want the government to tighten the rules around the industry. The environmental group, Mas Kagin Tapani, advocated for the more than 10,000 who lived in communities along a 38 kilometre stretch of the shoreline in Madang province. They also wanted to ensure breeding grounds for endangered Leatherback Turtles weren't threatened.

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