Environment

Gujarat Ecology Commission starts coastal survey

Ahmedabad/Bhavnagar: Gujarat Ecology Commission has begun a survey for the development, extensive research and study of protection methods for marine life on state

Publication Date: 
08/01/2009
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
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Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, Coastal Development, Gujarat, Bhavnagar (D)
Economy

Coastal belt, once seen as unproductive zone, has proved to be silver lining

SALINE IS SWEET IN GUJARAT

Himanshu Kaushik | TNN

Ahmedabad: Salinity has ingressed up to 12 km from the coast in Gujarat. Over 2,500 coastal villages in the state are partially or fully affected by salinity. Residents find it hard to get drinking water and farmers can

Publication Date: 
08/01/2009
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Salt, Water Resources, Coastal Development, Development, Economic Development, Gujarat
Fisheries

Social dimensions of marine protected area implementation in India: do fishing communities benefit? - workshop statement

Conscious of the importance of fisheries and of the high dependence of millions of fisherpeople on fisheries, and of the fact that the marine and coastal ecosystems are rich spawning and breeding grounds, and provide vital coastal protection benefits.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Trust
Tags:
Marine Ecosystems, Coastal Development, Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Marine Fisherfolk, Protected Area Conservation, India
Habitat And Urbanisation

 The word is management

The question is whom to manage and what to regulate An official of the environment ministry said that the new notification is better because it is site specific.

Publication Date: 
30/12/2008
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Coastal Development, Sea Level Rise, Habitat And Urbanisation, Marine Fisherfolk, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Coastal Regulations, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Habitat And Urbanisation

 A divided house

Most coastal states, except Orissa, against the notification; environment ministry will take a call in June 2009 The ball is now in the environment ministry

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30/12/2008
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Coastal Development, Habitat And Urbanisation, Marine Fisherfolk, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Kerala, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Coastal Regulations, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Habitat And Urbanisation

 The CMZ notification

Key differences between CMZ and CRZ View image Genesis and features of CMZ vis-a-vis the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 1991 Key features Coastal areas categorized as

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30/12/2008
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Mangroves, Coastal Development, Corals, Aquaculture, Habitat And Urbanisation, Marine Fisherfolk, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Coastal Regulations, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Habitat And Urbanisation

 Run-up to CMZ

The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests formed a 13-member committee headed by M S Swaminathan (see Interview) to review the Coastal Regulation Zone. In its report, the committee noted that

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30/12/2008
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Coastal Development, Habitat And Urbanisation, Marine Fisherfolk, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Coastal Regulations, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Habitat And Urbanisation

 Livelihood security is a must for coastal management

M S Swaminathan, chairperson of the expert committee to review and make recommendations with regard to implementation of Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 1991, spoke to Down To Earth on the guiding principles of the committee

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30/12/2008
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Habitat And Urbanisation

 Fishers at bay

When it was introduced in 1991, Coastal Regulation Zone was a blanket notification to protect India

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30/12/2008
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Coastal Development, Beaches, Habitat And Urbanisation, Marine Fisherfolk, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Orissa (Odisha), Coastal Regulations, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Biodiversity

Mangroves face the axe again

Locals Claim Debris Is Being Dumped Near Gorai Creek

Sukhada Tatke I TNN

Publication Date: 
25/12/2008
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mangroves, Coastal Development, Waste Disposal, High Court, Maharashtra, Mumbai

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