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)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

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)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

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)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal 

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