Mangroves

Letter to secretary (forests) Govt of Gujarat to Asstt Inspector General of Forests on diversion of 1850 ha of forest land in favour of M/s. Adani Chemicals Ltd

Letter to secretary (forests) Govt of Gujarat to Asstt Inspector General of Forests on diversion of 1850 ha (approved area 1840 ha.) of forest land for high purity salt in favour of M/s. Adani Chemicals Ltd., in Kutch Distt., Gujarat dated 13th May 2004.

Publication Date:

13/05/2004

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Forests, Kuchchh, Gujarat, Mangroves, Forest Clearance, Salt Industry, Afforestation

India

Double whammy

Degradation of mangroves affects reef fish population

Publication Date:

14/03/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Mangroves, Corals, Fish, Research, United Kingdom (UK)

India

Rescue act

There's fresh hope for the Sunder

Publication Date:

14/11/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20031115

pp:

0

Tags:

Mangroves, Research, India, West Bengal

India

Bad to worse

The crisis that hit the Karachi port in Pakistan on July 27 has stea

Publication Date:

29/09/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20030930

pp:

0

Tags:

Oil Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Marine Ecosystems, Mangroves, Arabian Sea, Fish, Pakistan, Karachi

Environment

Climate is changing, and the Sundarban residents can feel it

The Sundarban delta region in the Bay of Bengal, with 10,000 square kilometres of estuarine mangrove forest and 102 islands, is the world s largest delta. The land here is an eerie muddle of landmass and sea, with mudflats and waves engaged in unrelenting

Publication Date:

30/03/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Environment, Sundarbans, Chemical Fertilisers, Mangroves, Health Effects, Deforestation, Sea Level Rise, Governance, Panchayats

Forests

Our forests are burning

People s relationship to the forest

Publication Date:

14/03/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20030315

pp:

0

Tags:

Forests, Mangroves, Tribals, Wildlife, Elephant, Supreme Court, Kerala, Orissa (Odisha)

Fisheries

Jammed in Jambudwip: traditional fisheries

The traditional stake-net fishers of the ecologically sensitive Jambudwip island face a likely ban of their seasonal fisheries.

Publication Date:

01/03/2003

Author(s): Sebastian Mathew

Source: Samudra

Vol:

0

Issue:

34

pp:

46

Tags:

Sundarbans, Mangroves, Fisheries, Fisherfolk, India, West Bengal, 24 Parganas (S)

India

Drying up

Twin crises in the Sundarbans: depleting fish stocks and marginalized fisherfolk

Publication Date:

30/12/2002

Author(s): Sujoy Dhar

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Ecology, Ecotourism, Sundarbans, Mangroves, Fishing Technology, Fisherfolk, Tiger, Legislation, Supreme Court, India, West Bengal

India

Present imperfect

FLY BY GOA - THE CHANGING SHORES . P V Sathe . 30 Minutes . August . 2002 . Price: Rs 500 This gripping film captures the changes that have taken place in Goa in the last 30 years in just 30

Publication Date:

14/11/2002

Author(s): Frederick Noronha

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Resources, Mangroves, Tourism, India, Goa

India