ACTION ALERT - Coastal Laws Diluted - Send in your letter to the MoEF demanding withdrawal of the draft CRZ 2018

[Pooja Kumar]

Hello, 

On 18th of April 2018, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests rolled out a Draft Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2018, that dilutes all existing coastal laws in the country. The new enactment will allow large scale tourism and industrial activities along India's 7,500 km coastline. This can have devastating consequences. 

The ministry thinks that industrial growth, tourism and coastal real estate are more important than the pristine eco-sensitive nature of India’s coastal stretches. The Draft Coastal Regulatory Zone Notification 2018 looks to transform coastal areas into launch pads of economic prosperity. This will come at the cost of biodiversity and the livelihoods of millions of fisherfolk, who will be stripped off their customary access and rights over coastal commons. If this notification comes through, millions of fisherfolk in India stand to be affected, thousands of acres of ecologically sensitive areas stand to be destroyed and we all stand in the line of facing the vagaries of a climate uncertain future.

We have one month, until June 18, to tell the Environment Ministry to withdraw this draft. Please consider signing our petition by clicking on the link below. Each signature on the petition will send an email to the MoEF&CC demanding for the withdrawal of the draft. 

PLEASE SIGN OUR PETITION HERE - https://act.airalert.in/petitions/send-your-suggestions-on-the-draft-crz-notification 

Here are our comments we have put together - https://bit.ly/2IQ4Dv2

You can find the draft CRZ notification here - http://envfor.nic.in/sites/default/files/press-releases/DRAFT%20CRZ%20NOTIFICATION%2020181.pdf

Thank you for being involved, 

Pooja Kumar 

The Coastal Resource Centre 

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Pooja Kumar 

The Coastal Resource Centre, Chennai 

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