Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rudresh Naik Vs Goa CZMA on the construction of slipway

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rudresh Naik Vs Goa CZMA on the construction of slipway dated 16/05/2013.

Judgement Date: 
16/05/2013
Tags:
Tourism, Rivers, Goa, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Coastal Development, High Court, Supreme Court, Ports
Environment

GCZMA may issue notices to coastal panchayats

The Goa State Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) is contemplating issuing notices to coastal panchayats over their inaction over illegal constructions in CRZ areas within their jurisdictions

Publication Date: 
07/05/2013
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Goa, Coastal Development, Coastal Regulations, South Goa
Environment

Odisha all set to launch 1st ICZMP

Odisha would be the first state in the country to initiate the process of Shoreline Management Plan and Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project (ICZMP), said the ICZMP Odisha authorities during

Publication Date: 
01/05/2013
Pragtivadi (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Coastal Regulations, Environment, Coastal Development, Ecology
Climate Change

Americans believe in climate change risks but won't pay to fix them – survey

Research finds acceptance of need to plan for climate change but an unwillingness to pay for it with projects like sea walls

Publication Date: 
29/03/2013
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
United States Of America (US), Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather Events, Wetlands, Storms, Coastal Development, Global Warming
Habitat And Urbanisation

MFF approves funding for coastal area development projects

Mangroves for the Future (MFF) Programme has approved small-sized project funding, worth upto US$10,000, for NGOs and CBOs working for the development of the coastal communities in Sindh and Baloch

Publication Date: 
05/03/2013
Daily Times (Pakistan)
Tags:
Pakistan, South Asia, Coastal Development, Urbanisation, Sindh, Habitat And Urbanisation
Wildlife

Climate change severe threat to marine turtles

Scientists have sounded the alarm over the mounting threat to marine turtle populations worldwide from climate change and coastal development.

Publication Date: 
19/02/2013
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Turtles, Marine Ecosystems, Scientists, Coastal Development, Marine Life, Wildlife, Indian Ocean
Environment

Climate Resilient Coastal Protection Guidelines formulated

‘Integrating Climate Change Risks into Resilient Island Planning in the Maldives’ project implemented by Ministry of Environment and Energy in collaboration with UNDP Maldives is conducting a one d

Publication Date: 
11/01/2013
Miadhu (Maldives)
Tags:
Climate Change, Maldives, South Asia, UNDP, Coastal Development
Climate Change

Mangrove ecosystem and shrimp aquaculture in SW Bangladesh

Coastal livelihoods in SW Bangladesh are largely dependent on its natural resources of mangrove forest (timber, wood fuel, honey, fish and other aquatic species) agriculture and marine fisheries. Following construction of the coastal embankment and other development investment there have been drastic environmental changes.

Publication Date: 
17/10/2012
weADAPT
Tags:
Mangroves, Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Bangladesh, Natural Disasters, Cyclones, Floods, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Aquaculture, Ecosystems, Coastal Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

Put coastal road project on fast track: Shiv Sena to BMC

Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray has shown his interest in expediting the process of inviting bids for the 35.6km Nariman Point to Kandivli coastal road.

Publication Date: 
16/10/2012
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Municipal Corporation, Coastal Development, Roads, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Habitat And Urbanisation
Environment

Towards an improved understanding of knowledge dynamics in integrated coastal zone management: A knowledge systems framework

Integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) is a complex undertaking that draws on a range of biophysical and social science disciplines, and involves a wide range of stakeholders operating through multiple processes, and crossing various levels. Conceptually, this means that ICZM represents a significant challenge in terms of improving the way in which different disciplinary 'knowledges' and different forms of knowledge (scientific, managerial, lay, and indigenous) inform decision making.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2012
Brian Coffey, Kevin O'Toole
Conservation & Society
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318-329
Tags:
Protected Area Conservation, Australia, Coastal Development, Knowledge, Public Participation

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