Megaport vs Megadiversity

[nosmokes]

American influence is such a blessing for people and the planet, i don't understand why everyone doesn't wanna disband the UN and just allow us and our corporate oligarchy to rule at will...
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ENVIRONMENT-COLOMBIA:

Megaport vs Megadiversity

Constanza Vieira

LA PLATA, Colombia, Nov 23 (IPS) - The Colombian government has chosen the pristine Malaga Bay on Colombia's Pacific coast, which draws tourists interested in whale-watching, for a new deep sea port.

The bay, located in an area of enormous biodiversity, has thus become a new scenario of the global confrontation between development and conservation. At stake is not only a relatively untouched tropical beach paradise but also one of the world's most important breeding grounds for humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae).

Right-wing President Álvaro Uribe confirmed in late October that the bay, where as many as one-quarter of all humpback whales are born every year, will be transformed into a deep sea container port.

The spot chosen is in an area with one of the highest rainfall levels in the world. The bay receives 4.1 million cubic metres a day of fresh water from rain as well as the five main streams that run into it.

"Hub ports" are in vogue today. They are located at strategic points on the main maritime trade routes, as the "hubs" of a global network of container ports. Container shipping now accounts for 60 percent of world trade by value.
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