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Analysis of the turtle season 2009-2010

Publication | June 22, 2010 at 19:03

The turtle-fisheries conflict in Orissa typifies the conservation versus livelihood conflict and resulting impasses that exist in marine conservation initiatives in India. Greenpeace’s campaigning efforts in Orissa are focussed on enabling the...

Orissa turtle package

Publication | March 7, 2007 at 16:45

Financial package for budgetary provision 2007-2008 Orissa Annexure 1

Ratan Tata, Kya Hua Tera Vaada?

Feature story | June 19, 2007 at 5:30

MUMBAI, India — “Ratan Tata, Kya Hua Tera Vaada?” was the line that thousands of Mumbai’s citizens have been reading aloud, with smiles on their faces, over the last few days. The Tata’s response to the Greenpeace-commissioned rapid biodiversity...

Enough is enough.

Feature story | April 3, 2006 at 21:30

BHUBANESWAR, India — We’ve witnessed first hand the hundreds of meaningless deaths of turtles on the beaches of Orissa. Camped at the Turtle Witness Camp, volunteers who thought they would be witness to the wondrous arribada of the Olive Ridley...

Ratan Tata to talk turtles with Greenpeace

Feature story | August 27, 2009 at 5:30

Ratan Tata, Chairman of India’s largest business chain, the Tata Group, has agreed to meet Greenpeace representatives for talks on the Orissa Dhamra port-Olive Ridley Sea Turtle controversy. Both sides would fix a date for the meeting.

Fisheries crisis: Government moves, but much remains to be done

Press release | February 3, 2009 at 5:30

BHUBANESHWAR, India — The Orissa government has shown some signs of responding to the turtle-fisheries crisis in the state by initiating institutional mechanisms to to address issues relating to conservation and management of marine resources in...

Turning Seas of Trouble into Seas of Plenty

Press release | November 23, 2008 at 5:30

BHUBANESHWAR, India — Stressing the need for effective management of Orissa’s Marine resources, Greenpeace, released an approach paper titled “Turning Seas of trouble into Seas of Plenty”. On the occasion, the environ mental watchdog...

Turtle mortalities skyrocket as government sits idle

Press release | March 19, 2008 at 5:30

ORISSA, India — Despite continued warnings by local conservation groups, turtle mortalities are set to be the highest in the last seven seasons, starting with 2002. According to independent estimates, over 4000 carcasses have now been recorded in...

Corus UK urged to save turtles

Press release | July 3, 2007 at 5:30

LONDON/BOMBAY, United Kingdom — True to their migratory nature, endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles showed up in the UK today, calling on the TATAs at their recently acquired Corus Steel offices in London, urging them to drop their plans to...

Turtles invade Taj Land's End, seek new home

Press release | June 27, 2007 at 5:30

MUMBAI, India — Under threat of displacement by Tata's mega port at Dhamra in Orissa, four 'Olive Ridley Sea Turtles' sought refuge in the swimming pool of the Taj Land's End Hotel (a Tata concern) at Bandra. Tongue in cheek, the turtles opened a...

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