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Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Nov. 2011: Times of India. Speaking at a programme in Panaji on Monday, Carmen Miranda, a London-based non-resident Goan said that the state's water security may be in peril due to excessive mining. Regarding the move to declare Western ghats as a world heritage site, she said environmentalists have initiated efforts to lobby for this tag for the Goa stretch . Rajendra Kerkar, an environmentalist, stressed the importance of implementation of the proposal to declare Mhadei wildlife sanctuary as a tiger reserve. It is needed for protection of water resources and oxygen, as forests are considered our lungs, he said. For full text, 453 words, go to: http://bit.ly/w35U0U To sign the Petition to declare the Western Ghats as a world heritage site, go to http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php