Eco-sensitive regions could see flurry of construction activity as draft CRZ notification suggests
The new notification allows construction of hotels and beach resorts within 50 metres of the shorelines
Lives and livelihoods lost to coastal erosion
The wrath of Bay of Bengal has rendered nearly 650 families from Satabhaya in Odisha homeless
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 10, 2023)
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Road open for development
Tweak in Chennai landuse to sidestep coastal norms
India's only coastal protection system is being overhauled for economic interests
The recently released Draft Coastal Regulatory Zone, 2018, intends to replace the existing framework and further dilutes regulatory mechanisms …
Traditional weather forecasts: expert shares 5 ways Africa’s coastal residents predict floods
Local wisdom and expertise can enhance policies and mechanisms to protect people from the effects of frequent flooding in African coastal cities
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 5, 2024)
Timely and prudent action
That is what saved a part of Kanyakumari town’s coastal strip during my tenure about 8 years ago
New draft coastal regulation allows tourism in sensitive zone, poses threat to fishers
A notification by the environment ministry allows tourism activities in ecologically sensitive areas and land reclamation for …
New CRZ rules clear coast for realtors, may trigger disaster
The government put the Indian coastline at risk by not hearing stakeholders and deciding to open it for real estate industry
Sea-level rise: 6 states in US may lose 83% coastal marshes
The coastal area will stop being a carbon sink and start releasing more carbon into the atmosphere
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 27, 2023)
Fisherfolk to strike work
ECOLOGY PROTECTION
Elephanta Island gets too much development too fast
Getting power supply could have shaped the island’s future, but now the recent CRZ notification has put its existence at risk
KINFRA tried to manipulate its way around CRZ rules, but failed: CAG
The Kerala state body tried to change the status of the land it acquired for a marine park near Kozhikode as it was 50 metres away from the seashore
Sea-level rise has claimed five whole islands in the Pacific: first scientific evidence
Twelve islands we studied in a low wave energy area of Solomon Islands experienced little noticeable change in shorelines despite being exposed …
Playing with sea
Flouting laws, over 90 hotels have mushroomed on what once was a pristine beach in West Bengal
Fisher people pushed to the edge
Development along coasts has left little space for fishing communities to carry out their activities. Their catch is also diminishing because of …
Costly sops
Green laws to be diluted
What is the real cost of the Mumbai Coastal Road Project?
Such projects pose a threat to fragile coastal ecosystems and affect livelihoods; most are built on reclaimed land and ignore the eco-…
Why we need a coastal zone protection act
If regulations listed in the CRZ Notification are implemented properly, coastal zones and fragile ecosystems can be safeguarded
India’s coasts in danger, finds Parliamentary panel: MoEF&CC depended on World Bank funds, facing massive cuts
National Coastal Mission budget cut from Rs 723 crore in proposal to just Rs 12.50 crore in allocation
Govt's reason for CRZ amendments: 'See and enjoy beauty of mighty seas'
The contentious new Coastal Regulation Zone notification gives precedence to economic developments over saving fragile ecosystems
Eroding coasts need protection—and new solutions are at hand
Seawalls and other common strategies to control erosion don’t always protect the land. Another possibility? Living shorelines