----------------------------------------------------------------------- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GOACAN to organise presentation on CMZ Notification at Colva ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOACAN in collaboration with the Colva Civic and Consumer Forum is organising a presentation on the Coastal Management Zone (CMZ) notification 2008 issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India on Sunday 17th August at 3.30pm at the Colva Church Hall, Colva.
The presentation on the draft notification will be made by resource person Mr. Sujeetkumar M. Dongre, Officer In Charge, Goa State Office of the Centre for Environment Education (CEE). It may be noted that the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, has issued a Coastal Management Zone (CMZ) notification 2008 vide their notification number S.O.114 (E) dated 1st May 2008. The draft notification which is open for suggestions and objections will eventually replace the existing Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification 1991. The objective of the 2008 notification is protection and sustainable development of the coastal stretches and marine environment through sustainable coastal zone management practices based on sound scientific principles taking into account the vulnerability of the coast to natural hazards, sustainable livelihood security for local communities and conservation of ecologically & culturally significant coastal resources. Various NGOs & individuals in Goa and across the country have studied the notification and observed that some of the points are not in accordance with sustainable development of the coastal resources and have already filed their objections in writing to the MoEF. To have a wider view and suggestions from the local communities on the notification, the MoEF, has asked CEE, a national centre of excellence in environmental education of the MoEF to facilitate various consultations along the coast of India. After the Goa consultation organised by CEE on 8th August, GOACAN on its part has taken the initiative to reach the 2008 notification to the various Village Panchayats and Municipal Councils likely to be affected by the notification by networking with the various Consumer Forums. The first effort by the Consumer Forum volunteers was to raise the issue at the special Gram Sabha held on Friday 15th August wherein a resolution was passed and a copy of the Central Govt, gazette notification was handed over to the concerned Village Panchayats. ------------------------------------------------------------ GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK ----------------------------------------------------------- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa ----------------------------------------------------------- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------- __._,_.___