Environment

Vizag region should opt for green development

Visakhapatnam city in particular, and the surrounding coastal region upto Srikakulam, is at a critical juncture and should opt for green development, saving the local communities and the fragile en

Publication Date: 
29/07/2011
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Vishakhapatnam (D), Water Conservation, Water Resources, Sustainable Development, Thermal Power Plants, CSE, Sunita Narain, Industry, Coastal Development, Energy
Climate Change

UK assures Bangladesh of 150m pounds to climate fund

The UK has assured Bangladesh of increasing its contribution to climate change resilience fund to 150 million pounds from the current 75 million pounds.

Alan Duncan, UK minister of state for international development, gave the assurance in a meeting with State Minister for Environment and Forests Hasan Mahmud at his secretariat office yesterday.

Talking to newsmen after the meeting, the stat

Publication Date: 
23/06/2011
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Bangladesh, United Kingdom (UK), Climate Change, Adaptation Fund, Kyoto Protocol, Climate Mitigation, Afforestation, Coastal Development
Environment

Taking steps toward marine and coastal ecosystem-based management: an introductory guide

The UNEP has launched a report titled "Taking Steps Toward Marine and Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management: An Introductory Guide." The report highlights how planners and policy makers in local, national and regional governments can adopt an ecosystem-based management (EBM) approach to help ensure sustainable development for marine and coastal environments and the livelihoods that depen

Publication Date: 
01/06/2011
& et al, Tundi Agardy, John Davis, Kristin Sherwood
UNEP
Tags:
Marine Ecosystems, Environment, Ecosystem Services, Marine Fisheries, Sustainable Development, Coastal Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

GCZMA orders stop to works on retaining wall

MARGAO, Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority on Thursday directed Project Director of Rural Development Agency, South, to halt all type of construction and related works on the retaining wall on the banks of a rivulet, a tributary of River Sal at Dongorim-Navelim.
In his order, GCZMA Member Secretary Michael D

Publication Date: 
13/05/2011
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Margao, High Court, Coastal Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

Reclaiming for coastal projects at PMO's mercy

MUMBAI: The state government's intent to reclaim certain coastal stretches in the city to build coastal roads, the Nhava-Sewri Mumbai Trans Harbour Link as well as the Charkop and Mankhurd metro depots now has only one avenue left to stay on course

Publication Date: 
12/05/2011
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Coastal Regulations, Coastal Development, Roads, Mumbai, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Environment

Where are the beaches?

Surreal beach sight: Half-smashed houses with fronts wide open, and people still living
We were on a beach, somewhere close to Puducherry. It was a surreal sight: half-smashed houses with fronts wide open, and people still living in them. The devastation was caused not by a sea storm or cyclone, but by the eroded beach.

Publication Date: 
09/05/2011
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Pondicherry (D), Natural Disasters, CSE, Ecology, India, Coastal Development, Storms, People
Biodiversity

Institutes for wetland ecosystems, turtles soon

BHUBANESWAR: Orissa will soon have two national institutes for studies on wetland eco-systems and turtles.

Publication Date: 
02/05/2011
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Wetlands, Ecosystems, Turtles, Wildlife, Chilka, Biodiversity, Orissa (Odisha), Coastal Development, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Mayurbhanj
Habitat And Urbanisation

Eye in sky to help map eco-sensitive spots

Nearly four months after the amended Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification was introduced by the Union Government, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to map the city

Publication Date: 
02/05/2011
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Mumbai, Municipal Corporation, Coastal Regulations, Ecology, Coastal Development
Forests

Anti-Posco activists stage demo at Balitutha

PARADIP: The activists of Posco Pratirodha Sangram Samiti, the organisation spearheading anti-Posco movement, demonstrated at Balitutha on Friday ahead of Union Forest and Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh visit to Bhitarkanika.

Publication Date: 
30/04/2011
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
POSCO, Iron And Steel Industry, People, Orissa (Odisha), Bhitarkanika, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Coastal Development, Wildlife, Forests, Kendrapara (D)
Environment

Coastal road could sink fishing villages

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation's (MSRDC) plan for a coastal road on the seaward side of the Bandra-Versova stretch could lead to the decimation of five prominent fishing villages that supply seafood to the city and help fisher folk make a livelihood.

The MSRDC is considering a coastal road, including a small sea-link , over the stretch to decongest traffic and reduce

Publication Date: 
16/04/2011
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Coastal Development, Fisheries, Fisherfolk, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Mangroves, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

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