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ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF DREDGING
A 400-acre island built from Tampa Harbor dredging became a nesting refuge for birds decades laterIn the late 1970s, engineers expanded Tampa Bay by developing an island from dredged materials. This man-made island has since become a cru...- California used more than 2.5 million cubic yards of dredged material to rebuild Sonoma Baylands; The project restored 322 acres of tidal wetland habitatThe Sonoma Baylands initiative has harnessed dredged materials to rejuvenate California's tidal wetland habitats. Each year, excessive sedi...
- In 2004, Iowa listed Easter Lake for murky water. 20 years later, restoration helped it meet water standards and park visits climbed from 500,000 to 1.3 million visitorsEaster Lake in Des Moines was listed as impaired in 2004 because sediment and cloudy water were damaging its quality. Two decades of restor...
- Since 2016, the Netherlands has used 37.2 million tonnes of lakebed sediment to build seven wildlife islands covering 1,300 hectaresIn the Markermeer region of the Netherlands, innovative artificial islands have been crafted using dredged materials from the lakebed. The ...
- In 1976, USACE made a landmark decision to block development that threatened Marco Island's mangrove wetlands. 6 years later, Deltona handed Florida 15,000 acres of habitat and received 160 acres of industrial land in returnIn 1976, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) refused to approve a major dredge-and-fill project proposed by the Deltona Corporation on...
- New York crushed 5,000 discarded school toilets and lowered the porcelain into Jamaica Bay, creating foundations for new oyster reefsNew York City recycled nearly five thousand old toilets from public schools. This discarded porcelain became part of new oyster reef founda...
- Under the North Sea, Archaeologists Mapped a Drowned Stone Age ForestA lost prehistoric world, Doggerland, once connected Britain to Europe, teeming with life before rising seas submerged it. Scientists are n...
- Is the Caspian Sea shrinking? Azerbaijan raises alarm as major part of its economy could face the bruntThe Caspian Sea is rapidly shrinking, raising alarms in Azerbaijan due to its impact on ports, oil shipments, and vulnerable wildlife. Decl...
- Pollution: Parliamentary Panel says 23 Yamuna sites fail water quality testA parliamentary panel has revealed that life-sustaining capacity in the Yamuna River's Delhi stretch is almost non-existent, with 23 out of...
- High watermark: Why is India building its biggest port ever?Vadhavan Port in Palghar district, operational by 2030, will cost Rs 76,220 crore and connect via the DFC. Supporting IMEC, it will handle ...
- Lamphelpat waterbody project: A majestic lake in Manipur undergoes remarkable revivalThe Lamphelpat Waterbody Project in Manipur aims to develop flood risk management, water security, and socio-cultural, economic, and enviro...
- The future of India’s efficient supply chain lies in your city’s ghats and riversThough India has a wide network of rivers, its inland waterways transportation potential is barely used. Some infrastructure building can g...
- MV Ram Prasad Bismil: Longest vessel ever to sail on Brahmaputra riverThe 90 meters long flotilla is 26 meters wide, loaded with a draft of 2.1 meters. With this, it successfully completed the aspiring pilot r...
- POKE ME: Rallying to protect our rivers is great. But let’s get the science rightDrying trends have been reported in Krishna and Kaveri and the pollution problem in the Ganga is well recognised. The future of our rivers ...
- This NGT order changes everything about cleaning river GangaIn a significant order seeking a fundamental change in strategy in cleaning the river Ganga, the National Green Tribunal on Thursday direct...
- Assam's vision is to be gateway to Southeast Asia: Sarbananda SonowalHe spoke to TOI about the strategic significance of the newly inaugurated Dhola-Sadiya bridge, his government's eviction drive against encr...
- Centre issues guidelines on sustainable sand mining, proposes crackdown on illegal minersThe Union environment ministry on Wednesday came out with detailed "guidelines on sustainable sand mining" in the country.
- How Adani group can get its $7.2 billion coal mine project in Queensland back on trackThe Adani group’s $7.2 billion coal mine project in Queensland has run into one stumbling block after another in recent months.
- Why climate change & pollution threats to Sundarbans cannot be taken lightly by governmentsSix years after cyclone Aila, the existential threat faced by the people and fauna in one of the world’s largest mangroves has reached alar...
- Won't fund Adani's coal port expansion in Australia: Deutsche BankAustralia approved coal port expansion at Abbot Point subject to strict environmental conditions. But UNESCO has warned risks damaging the ...
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