Ecology Sustainability
Violating Own Laws, Govt Set To Allow 12 New Western Ghat Projects https://www.article-14.com/post/violating-own-laws-govt-set-to-allow-12-new-western-ghat-projects NIHAR GOKHALE
24 Sep 2020
Between 2016 to 2018, the environment ministry processed 12 projects categorised as ‘linear’. Nine were to be built by central government bodies: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) proposed five, and the Indian Railways, four. These are in the final stages of clearance at the ministry.
Among the earliest proposals was one by the Indian Railways to lay an additional track through the ghats connecting Kulem in Goa to Castle Rock in Karnataka. Another is a 168-km rail line to connect the western towns of Hubli and Ankola.
Under the EIA Notification, 2006, upgradation of an existing highway requires an environment clearance if work is to be undertaken on more than 100 km of road length. Under the EIA Notification, 2006, upgradation of an existing highway requires an environment clearance if work is to be undertaken on more than 100 km of road length.
The Goa-Belagavi highway widening was proposed for a 150-km stretch. So, the NHAI split the project into four parts.
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Ecological Democracy website. two part series on emerging "alternatives" in Palestineby Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh environmental conservation in a landscape battered by colonization.
Having people grow food and herbs literally in their backyards empowers them, and increases their incomes and food security. The project also improves both physical (through better and more organic nutrition) and psychological (through gardening and fresh air and plants) wellbeing of marginalized communities, especially in the difficult circumstances of occupation and marginalization. Increased vegetation cover while recycling nutrients via composting also reduces the effects of global warming (mitigation and adaptation for sustainability). The social networking on the Internet also allows us to get almost immediate support from colleagues and activists across continents. The collective work made our 14 dunum (2) garden, buildings, facilities and most importantly motivated and empowered PEOPLE, an oasis of hope in the middle of the mayhem created by colonization and repression.
Inside the Growing Movement to Make Ecocide an International Crime https://www.audubon.org/news/inside-growing-movement-make-ecocide-international-crime?utm_source=pocket-newtab-intl-en
Lawyers will take a major step this month toward putting environmental destruction on the same level as war crimes and genocide. If the crime is added to the statute and ratified, prosecutors could bring criminal charges against individuals—such as corporate CEOs or heads of state—for committing ecocide in the territories of ICC member states. Those countries could also bring their own ecocide charges once they have ratified the ICC amendment.
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a website called http://www.ecocidelawalliance.org , which is all about getting business leaders
Why is Karnataka Power Corporation Limited KPCL involved in promoting Jog Falls as a tourist destination? A five-star hotel, a viewing deck, amphitheatre, boating and loads of tourist facilities are proposed for the alluring makeover of Jog Falls. The goal is to encash the natural wonder to boost the GDP! To benefit the rich and powerful.
The ruse that it will create employment does not hold much water. Locals could be employed in the existing facilities, too. Cottage industries could be developed in towns to generate employment to alleviate the sufferings of the poor.
It is a Disastrous Project.. construction activity could trigger landslides. Slope stability is a major concern. It could alter the ecosystem. It doesn't matter to the Government of India and Karnataka that Jog Falls is located in a highly fragile ecosystem.
It doesn't matter to the protagonists of the Rs 185 crore (when the country's economy is in a shambles) project that the proposed area of construction activity falls within the eco-sensitive area. It doesn't matter that endangered species use the landscape. Jog Falls is a natural diamond by itself, magnifying its splendour during the south-west monsoon.
Generations have lived and enjoyed the existing facilities at Jog for decades. There is no need to meddle with the biodiversity of the Western Ghats, one of eight hotspots in the world. India has merely 21.67 per cent (712249 sq km) of its landscape under forests. It should ideally be 33 per cent. America has 36.21 (33,13, 622 sq km) while Canada has 38 per cent (3.47 million sq km) of the land mass under forests. It should be noted that India has decimated more than one lakh hectares of pristine forests over the last five years. Lakhs of trees are also set to be axed soon.
The KPCL and Jog Management Authority will be doing grave damage to the people of region by dancing to the tunes of their political masters. It would be a disaster if the Karnataka Forest Department, which is the guardian of our forests and wildlife, concedes to the demand of Member of Parliament B S Raghavendra..Forest Clearance cannot, and should not, been given under duress, against statutory regulations. Our MP and tourism minister C P Yogeshwar envisage to draw tourists to Jog Falls, akin to Niagara Falls. These gentleman ought to understand that the ecosystems are entirely different.
Our ruling politicians should be reminded that they have taken oath under the Constitution of India to save our forests, lakes, wildlife...They are not above law to do what they wish to do against the will of the people and to the detriment of public health. The money - Rs.185 crore - allocated for the beautification of Jog Falls could be used for developing schools, hospitals/ public health centres in taluks which have been neglected.
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Call to reclaim food systems from corporate control. On World Environment Day, farmers, consumers, environmentalists, sectoral groups held a press launch of the Global People's Summit on Food Systems today, June 5, 2021. The Global People's Summit is a people-led campaign for the radical transformation of food systems, to counter the upcoming United Nations Food Systems Summit and its corporate agenda. Stop Golden Rice! Network is one of the members of the Organizing Committee of the Global Peoples Summit.
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