Better care for locals and the ocean to make Indonesia's blue economy more viable
- Written by Lucentezza Napitupulu, Adjunct associate, Universitas Indonesia
Fishermen in Batang, Central Java, manage their catches in the harbor.Maharani afifah/shutterstockThe world depends on the ocean to meet increasing demands for food, income, energy and minerals and transportation. However, marine ecosystems face serious challenges from over-exploitation, extraction, pollution, loss of biodiversity and climate...





