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Seaweed Is Their Way of Life. A Company’s Sweeping Plan Thre…
Seaweed Is Their Way of Life. A Company’s Sweeping Plan Threatens It.
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NYT World
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Ali Watkins and Paulo Nunes dos Santos
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8 Sep 2026 · 09:00 UTC
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Corporate Control
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1 min read
Summary
A multinational corporation's monopolistic seizure of traditional resource harvesting rights threatens livelihoods and represents corporate enclosure of environmental commons, exemplifying how capital consolidates control over essential resources and displaces traditional communities.
As global demand for seaweed surges, a Canadian corporation’s bid for exclusive harvesting rights in the west of Ireland has upended a once-sleepy industry.
corporate monopoly
resource extraction
indigenous livelihoods
environmental commons
corporate colonialism
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