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ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
Water to be the next commoditised
resource
The
right to use water will soon follow
in the footsteps of carbon emissions and become a commodity, like the
right to pollute, that industry will have to pay for, executives have
warned.
by Danny Fortson, The
Independent,
03/03/2008
Conservation plan fails to halt
erosion at Raj Bhavan beach
The
scenic beach at Raj Bhavan is
slowly eroding despite a conservation programme undertaken by the
coastal management unit of the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB). S J
Kunte, secretary to the governor and a former additional commissioner
of the BMC, said, "The beach started eroding eight years ago.
The MMB undertook a beach regeneration plan and funds were provided
by the Mumbai city district collectorate. The sand was transported
from Gujarat, but the patch treated by the MMB did not show results."
by
Yogesh Naik, The Times Of India,
20/03/2008
Call for curbs
on Antarctic ships
Environmental
campaigners are calling
for greater restrictions on shipping around Antarctica in order to
prevent damage to its unique ecosystems.
More tourists
than ever before are
visiting Antarctica, some in ships not designed for the harsh
conditions. The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC) is
asking the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to strengthen
its rules.
by Richard Black,
BBC News, 31/03/2008
