Frictions sous-marines
In this article, we look at frictions occurring in 2021 during the landing of the PEACE MED cable in Marseille (the Mediterranean section of the Pakistan and East Africa Connecting Europe cable). Rather than excluding the cable from nature conservation zones, the environmental impact assessments rec...
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| Language: | fra |
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Société d'Anthropologie des Connaissances
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Revue d'anthropologie des connaissances |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/rac/31070 |
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| Summary: | In this article, we look at frictions occurring in 2021 during the landing of the PEACE MED cable in Marseille (the Mediterranean section of the Pakistan and East Africa Connecting Europe cable). Rather than excluding the cable from nature conservation zones, the environmental impact assessments recommended crossing them, highlighting then the possibility of a harmonious cohabitation between this infrastructure and the underwater biodiversity as well as acknowledging the risks incurred by the cable in moving into other areas. This unexpected association between cables and seagrass beds weakens the position of two organisations who wish to change the traditional route taken by the cables. Firstly, the Calanques National Park arguing in the name of strict separation of human activities and protected natural environments would like to see the cables move away from the areas for which it is responsible. Secondly, the Great Seaport of Marseille has failed to attract PEACE MED to its premises — even after having invested millions of euros in an infrastructure capable of accommodating submarine cables. |
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| ISSN: | 1760-5393 |