Many helpless families, all too frequently battered by destructive cyclones, subsequent tidal surges and constant river erosion, are abandoning their ancestral homes and livelihoods and increasing the number of environmental refugees in the country.

MARGAO, MAY 19
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Mindless industrialization threatens tribals and biodiversity. Therein lies a possible collaboration conservation groups and promoters of the Dhamra port in Orissa are at loggerheads. While conservationists say the port will adversely affect Gahirmatha, which has the world

Are the Maldives doomed to disappear beneath the waves, or can a last ditch effort hold back rising sea levels?

The Bombay High Court at Goa Monday directed the State Government to file an affidavit stating what anti-erosion measures it has taken to stop erosion of the Candolim beach which has become an inevitability due to failure of the government to get grounded M V River Princess off the Candolim beach. The vessel has been lying grounded since 2000.

Concern over the survival of Olive Ridleys persist WHEN the Olive Ridley turtles did not turn up on the islands off Gahirmatha beach in Orissa last year for mass nesting, the Dhamra port under construction less than 15 km away, was blamed. The turtles were back in droves this March and jostled to find suitable nesting ground. Preliminary estimates of the forest department said

Coastal erosion may reshape the Arctic coast completely THE rate of coastal erosion in the Arctic is one of the highest in the world. It has doubled over the past 52 years and is accelerating. This spells trouble for communities living by the shore such as the Shishmaref in Alaska and the Tuktoyaktuk in Canada. Researchers studied the Arctic coast and found that reduction of ice cover has

Raktima Bose
Kolkata

The residents of Mousuni Island live in perpetual fear of losing their homes and plots to the hungry tides of the Muri Ganga river.

Coastal zone is highly volatile ecosystem which is always in adjustments. Loss of shore line will cause severe impact on human life and as well as their properties. Remote sensing is a reliable technique to study the historical shoreline changes.

Some of the Arabian Gulf states are busy developing several large, reclaimed islands and offshore townships. These structures are undoubtedly futuristic and the ideas are quite novel. However, there are serious issues of long-term sustainability of these townships.

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