Tag: Barrier
Philippines removes Chinese ‘floating barrier’ in South China Sea
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Read more on this: https://sc.mp/v4qs The Philippine coastguard said it has removed a floating barrier installed by China at the contested Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on September 25, 2023. The “special operation” came after Philippine authorities spotted Chinese vessels setting up the 300-metre (980ft) barrier on September 22. Manila said the barrier prevented…
Philippines condemns ‘floating barrier’ set up by Chinese fishermen in Scarborough Shoal
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Read more about the story: https://sc.mp/o1h8 Note: this video has been updated to clarify that while Indonesia has expressed concern about South China Sea disputes, Jakarta is not making a nautical claim in the area. The Philippines has accused China’s coastguard of building a “floating barrier” in a disputed area in the South China Sea. Philippine…
Philippines condemns ‘floating barrier’ set up by Chinese fishermen in Scarborough Shoal
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Read more about the story: https://sc.mp/o1h8 The Philippines has accused China’s coastguard of building a “floating barrier” in a disputed area in the South China Sea. Philippine authorities released video showing several Chinese coastguard vessels near the floating barrier in part of the Scarborough Shoal on September 20, 2023. Manila said the barrier prevented Philippine fishermen…
Amsterdam’s ‘bubble barrier’ fighting plastic pollution – BBC News
Dutch inventors are removing plastic from Amsterdam’s rivers and canals using a ‘net’ made from bubbles. They claim the invention stops nearly 90% of plastic waste from passing downstream. The BBC visited The Netherlands to see the barrier in action. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Amsterdam #Innovation #BBCNews
Could the Great Barrier Reef lose its world heritage status? – BBC News
Australia’s government is protesting a recommendation by the United Nations’ cultural agency that it should do more to protect the Great Barrier Reef from climate change. Unesco has published a draft decision which could threaten the reef’s world heritage status. The UN agency says the reef’s condition has deteriorated from poor to very poor and it has called for more action to be taken by…