PML sent comprehensive comments, penned by PML member Nalini Burn, on the Environment Bill in May 2024 to the Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change. None of our concerns (nor of any other NGO as far as we know) were taken into consideration - the Minister commenting during readings of the Bill … Continue reading Environment Bill 2024
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PML 2015 Pre-Budget Consultations – Points for consideration and Proposals
In August 2014, PML submitted its pre-budget consultations proposals, together with an explanation of the rationale behind those proposals. We focused on inclusiveness and sustainability; increasing unsustainablity; the value of ecosystem services and of natural capital; spatial land planning.
Smart cities et planification stratégique, pour de la cohérence dans la vision
Illustration de Deven T du Mauricien Article de Platform Moris Lanvironnman paru dans Le Mauricien du 26 mai 201513 (ou 15) « smart cities » ou megaprojets proposés dans le Budget 2015 feraient bientôt de Maurice « un vaste chantier ». Quelles sont les implications de cette mesure pour l’écologie et l’environnement de notre île quand on constate que nous … Continue reading Smart cities et planification stratégique, pour de la cohérence dans la vision
Platform Moris Lanvironnman (PML) comments on Draft Master Plan for the Environment in the Republic of Mauritius for the next decade
Link to PDF document: https://tinyurl.com/3dk6mv88 PML appreciates that it has been invited to contribute comments to a Draft Master Plan for the Environment in the Republic of Mauritius for the next decade (DMP). For recall, we have participated substantively and comprehensively in the technical workshops across all the thematic areas of the Assises in late … Continue reading Platform Moris Lanvironnman (PML) comments on Draft Master Plan for the Environment in the Republic of Mauritius for the next decade
Roches Noires Smart City – PML EIA Comments
Introduction [For the full 150-page document: http://tinyurl.com/u32p653k%5D An Environmental Impact Assessment Report was submitted by PR Capital Ltd (thereafter referred to as the Promoter) on 31 August 2023 on a proposed Smart City Development Project at Roches Noires over an area of approximately 358 Ha.[1] 1.2 The EIA Report describes the Roches Noires Smart City … Continue reading Roches Noires Smart City – PML EIA Comments
PML Open Letter to the Prime Minister – NDC and Offshore Petroleum Bill
Updated Nationally Determined Contribution to UNFCCC and Offshore Petroleum Bill Please stop the incoherence! 28 October 2021 (*) Honourable Prime Minister, You are presently attending the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow held from 31 October – 12 November 2021. The importance of this summit is heightened by the latest IPCC … Continue reading PML Open Letter to the Prime Minister – NDC and Offshore Petroleum Bill
Preliminary comments on the Review of the National Development Strategy (2003) -October 2020
In October 2020, PML was invited to a thematic workshop on a couple of specific questions relating to the review of the NDS (2003). Following this, PML sent its preliminary comments to the Ministry of Housing and Land Use Management. These are published below.
Révision de la National Development Strategy (NDS) 2003
COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSELettre au ministre Obeegadoo et document au ministère du Logement et de l’Aménagement du territoire La National Development Strategy (NDS) qui tient lieu de « plan » d’aménagement du territoire arrive à échéance cette année. Approuvée par le gouvernement en 2003, elle a été adoptée sous la section 12 du Planning and Development Act 2004 … Continue reading Révision de la National Development Strategy (NDS) 2003
Global heating supercharging Indian Ocean Climate System
This site chooses to share this article from The Guardian because it explains why the Indian Ocean is heating faster than other oceans. For Mauritius, this means warmer ocean seas, potentially more coral bleaching events, increased risks of storm surges and coastal inundations, as well as flash floods. "While ocean currents and winds in the … Continue reading Global heating supercharging Indian Ocean Climate System
“Dans 30 ans, nous allons totalement perdre environ 15 % des plages”
L'hebdomadaire 5 Plus Dimanche a approché Adi Teelock pour parler de Coastal Zone: A Survival Kit - Mauritius, Rising up to Challenges. Voici l'interview parue le 11 novembre 2018. (http://www.5plus.mu/actualite/adi-teelock-dans-30-ans-nous-allons-perdre-environ-15-des-plages) "Une initiative pour informer, pour éduquer. C’est le dernier partage de la Platform Moris Lanvironnman et il concerne notre littoral. Adi Teelock, porte-parole de cette plateforme … Continue reading “Dans 30 ans, nous allons totalement perdre environ 15 % des plages”





