Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of The Goa Foundation Vs The Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority & Others dated 10/07/2023. The SC, July 10, 2023 gave directions for halting the construction of Tiracol river bridge till further orders. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in …
Record Beach Litter Threatens Marine Wildlife UK: April 10, 2008 LONDON - Plastic litter on Britain's beaches has reached record levels, endangering whales, dolphins and seabirds, an environmental charity survey said on Thursday. The Marine Conservation Society, which campaigns for cleaner beaches and seas, said plastic litter has increased by …
people living in Sipasarubali near the coast in Puri, Orissa, are under threat. Waves have swept away parts of a beach in this popular tourist spot. While local residents are perturbed and visitors are avoiding the shore, officials seem to be in denial. The district administration has put up sand …
The Costa Rican government has directed the protection of beachfront land in the province of Gunacaste, which holds nesting sites of critically endangered leatherback sea turtles, now numbering below 100. President Oscar Arias has signed legislation and asked the Ministry of Environment and Energy to begin administrative procedures to protect …
By Arnab Pratim Dutta and Sujit Kumar Singh HARBOURING DOUBTS UNDUE PROCESS Puducherry port defies ecology, economics HIGH-IMPACT ZONE No proper assement of damage by port BLUEPRINT BLUES The ghost of Sethusamudram
As far as public protests go, Puducherry, formerly Pondicherry, has generally been a backwater. But the government's resolve to fast-track a deep-water port, upgrading the existing fair-weather port, has provoked a chorus of protests from citizens across the board
Goa is rapidly destroying its natural charms. The once lovely beaches are lovely no more, the banks of the great estuaries once clothed in unbroken forest are now defaced by a rash of ugly buildings and the government is even handing over tracts of forest and agricultural land to commerce …
Australian sea beaches have turned blue with huge armadas of toxic bluebottle jellyfish floating ashore. These tiny invertebrates are, however, posing a sting threat to beachgoers and thereby affecting the country's tourism industry in this peak season. Only in one weekend, more than 1,200 beachgoers have reported jellyfish stings, many …
The Environmental Protection Agency (epa) of Guam, an island in the Pacific Ocean and a territory of the us, has made beach-monitoring signs compulsory. These signs will inform beachgoers how clean the water is and if it has acceptable bacterial levels. Until now, about 44 signs in English and Chamorro, …
Elizabeth Demaray, an assistant professor of art at the Rutger's University, New York has taken the help of paleontologists to design plastic shells for hermit crabs. The new forms have been tailored for various body sizes. The new homes offer an internal flange attached to the front opening for the …
despite protests by environmentalists against exploiting the northern Pacific coast for tourism, the Mexican government is going ahead with its plan to develop a beach resort in the northwestern state of Baja California. The greens argue that the project could harm the delicate ecology of the region. Some time ago, …
human activities in coastal areas are endangering marshes, estuaries, coral reefs and mangrove forests, warns a new report. "Unless things change very quickly, the world's coastal areas face a bleak future,' says Jonathan Lash, president of the Washington dc -based World Resources Institute ( wri ), which released the report …
At least 35 beach towns in Costa Rica have got the Bandera Azul award for their compliance with national environmental standards. The award, which comprises a blue flag, is presented on the basis of an assessment done during the annual evaluation programme of the government. The programme, evolved five years …
garbage washed ashore coasts are creating a major environmental problem in japan. A recent survey conducted by a professor of the National Defense Academy found that 400,000 pieces of garbage drifted ashore at 500 locations across the country over the past three years. This indicates that a massive amount of …
the end of the millennium meeting of turtle biologists in South Padre Island, Texas, usa , took stock of the status of sea turtles and found that all seven species are still surviving. However, what did dampen the spirits was the news that the mass nesting of Kemp's Ridley turtles …
Officials in Brazil's tourist capital Rio de Janeiro were struggling to stop the latest sewage pipe leak polluting the city's famous beaches. Some four million tourists visit Rio each year, but recently the beaches have worn a deserted look, with the few sunbathers staying clear of the less than sparkling …
Olive Ridley sea turtles that arrived at the Gahirmatha beach in Orissa after a gap of two years continue to be in the news. Even before the excitement over the mass nesting has faded, the hatchlings have started to emerge ( Down To Earth , Vol 7, No 21). The …
discarded oyster shells are to be used to clean household wastewater in a prototype plant being built in Japan. The plant will purify water that would otherwise pollute local beaches. "Oyster shells harbour large numbers of anaerobic and aerobic microbes on their surfaces,' says Toyokuni Asahina, one of the plant's …
The volatile political climate seems to have no effect on eco-tourism which is flourishing in Sri Lanka, famous for its beaches. In what has come to be termed as the new age of eco-tourism, the tourists, mostly from the north are more interested in the culture, tradition and history of …
Fish meal sprinkled on a beach polluted by an oil slick helps the bacteria in the sand clean it up. Stephane Lefloch, chemist at the Centre for Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution, Brest, France, says the fish meal rekindles microbes and provides the sustenance and the time …
Tourism is taking its toll of the country's beautiful beaches. Environmentalists are particularly concerned about Boracay, a small islet once famed for its white sandy beach. Over the years, wanton exploitation by the tourism industry has destroyed the pristine ecology of this islet. The blue-green waters around the islet have …
