Basten Gokkon, Author at Pacific Standard

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Environment

A Coalition of Global Participants Pledge to Protect Five Million Square Miles of Ocean

The Our Ocean Conference generated 287 pledges in bilateral and multilateral agreements between governments, the private sector, civil society organizations, and philanthropic foundations that are valued at more than $10 billion.

Basten Gokkon

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive with other leaders for a family photo during the Belt and Road Forum.

Environment

Environmentalists Are Raising Concerns Over China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Environmental experts warn that many of these projects could cause irreversible damage in highly biodiverse areas.

Basten Gokkon

A view of dead trees affected by gold mine waste, known as tailings, in Timika, Papua Province, Indonesia.

Environment

A Proposed Gold Mine in Indonesia Could Have a Catastrophic Environmental Impact

The proposed mine would sit within Cenderawasih Bay National Park, while parts of it also overlap onto or border the Wondiwoi Mountains Nature Reserve—both protected areas.

Basten Gokkon

A tuna lies on the floor at New York's main wholesale fish market.

Environment

How Governments Fund Harmful High-Seas Fisheries

A recent study demonstrates how billions of dollars in government subsidies funds much of the reckless fishing that takes place in international waters.

Basten Gokkon