Tuesday 12 December 2006

A Mega Coal Power Project and Coastal Ecology

One can only shudder to think the potential for devastation caused on the regional flora, fauna and the society by the destruction of these habitats. In the name of such unsustainable developments, if we continue to destroy thick forests and fertile agricultural lands, how are we going to increase the forest cover from the present level of 19% to 33%, which is a target for National Forest Policy, and also feed the growing population?..... The people of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, and Maharastra are convinced that the Western Ghats and adjacent areas have already taken more than their share of abuse in the name of development.....Read on