Compliance report by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) in the matter of Goa Paryavaran Savakshan Sangharsh Samitee Vs Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others dated June 12, 2023. The GCZMA report was in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order, May 12, 2023, whereby GCZMA was directed …
Chevron Corp's proposed Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project needs to meet more stringent environmental conditions before it can obtain final approval from the Australian government. The Western Australia environment ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that Chevron needs better protection of the high-value corals adjacent to the project …
Kumar Manish, TNN 20 July 2009, 03:35am IST AHMEDABAD: These starred beauties have become the latest road accident victims as they're slow-footed and difficult to spot. We're talking about star tortoises, named so because of the radiating star pattern on their shells. They're being killed on roads in sub-urban areas …
G. Anand Thiruvananthapuram: The Forest Department is seeking the help of religious leaders to conserve endangered turtles, dolphins, whale sharks and corals along the State
Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu has a coastline of 161 km.The Government of India through its Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Wetland and Wildlife Management Division funds various olive ridley conservation projects every year along this coast. A description of various activities carried out along the Nagapattinam coast …
Mounting loss of seagrass in the world's oceans, vital for the survival of endangered marine life, commercial fisheries and the fight against climate change, reveals a major crisis in coastal ecosystems, a report says. A global study of seagrass, which can absorb large amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide, found that …
The new Kakapir Water pipeline, completed by a team of volunteers from ICI Pakistan was inaugurated here. The project was initiated in January 2009 to provide a permanent water supply to nearly 300 homes in the Kakapir village at Hawksbay. Prominent citizens of the area were present at the ceremony, …
Akshaya Kumar Sahoo While nature lovers across the globe celebrated World Turtle Day on May 23, there was little to cheer for the Olive Ridley of Orissa. In India, the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtle species is protected under law as the tiger and the elephant are listed under Schedule …
The trade in Hawksbill Turtles Eretmochelys imbricata, medium-sized cheloniids with a pan-tropical distribution, has been recognized as a key threat to their conservation in the wild, and has greatly contributed to the species being listed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List. During the 1970s and 1980s, several market …
A new project, however, must get the nod from the Union environment ministry On March 23, Greenpeace International issued full-page advertisements in the international press to draw attention to the Olive Ridleys, which come annually to the beaches of Orissa
ST Beuria in Bhubaneswar While the mating behaviour of sea turtles remains a grey area, man on his part should preserve the environment so as to make it conducive for them to breed in tune with nature A significant development during this year
Olive Ridley turtles missed their annual nesting trip to the Orissa coast last year. Conservation groups blamed the upcoming port at Dhamra. The turtles are back this year, and port proponents Tata and L&T; claim vindication. They overlook the violations that have allowed the port at Dhamra in the first …
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
KENDRAPARA: More than a million baby Olive Ridley sea turtles have started emerging from the sandy nesting grounds at Nasi-1 and Nasi-2 islets under Gahiramatha marine sanctuary of Kendrapara district today, said Prasanna Kumar Behera, the divisional forest officer of Bhitarkanika National Park. After emerging from the nests the turtle …
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 …
Mumbai: So you thought that Orissa was the only state that the rare and elusive Olive Ridley Turtle graced with its presence? Think again. The highly endangered species unfailingly come to a quaint coastal village of Velas, Ratnagiri, about 260 kilometres away from amchi Mumbai, year after year, to lay …
Two turtles, rescued from a city market and gifted to the zoo by a teenager, have gone missing from their enclosure and the authorities have no clue how. Asish Chowdhury, who appeared for the ISC from La Martiniere for Boys this year, bought the turtles for Rs 70 from a …
KENDRAPARA: More than two million baby Olive Ridley sea turtles started emerging from pits on the sandy nesting ground of Rushikulya beach recently. This was informed by A.K. Jena, divisional forest officer of Rushikulya turtle rookery. After emerging from the nests the turtle hatchlings have started their journey towards the …
