.: Civil Report to RIO +20 "Let's Protect Our Future Through Sustainable Development"

Civil organization including NAFSO, and several other environmental foundations and organizations including Centrer for Environmental justice were collaboratively organized a program on Rio+20 Earth summit.
During the two days program participants were revised and analysed the achievements and drawbacks of the deceleration of the 1992 Earth summit.

Community members from several sectors were produce their sector reports concerning sustainable development and environment protection.
Fisheries Sector, Farmers, workers,Health, Women,and Youth, representation were on the workshop.
Drafted report presented to the participants at the end of the second day
and got the necessary alterations and additions from the audience. Common final report will be prepared and submit to the Sri Lanka Government and will present to the Earth Summit of Rio+20 by civil organization participants.

ABOUT NAFSO

NAFSO (National Fisheries Solidarity Movement), organizes fishermen to lobby the government to defend their rights and to bring about good environmental practice in coastal areas. ...NAFSO has helped a fishing community to take legal action against a proposal to build a five-star hotel on a mangrove where fish spawn."We are not against hotels, because they bring tourism and income. But 3,000 families and 15,000 fishermen use this lagoon and all of them could be affected by the developments. Only 200 would be employed by the hotel. The lagoon is our mother, and we must protect her." Jude Preman Fernando, local fisherman. At the present situation we are continuing our campaign with small scale fishermen to urge the government to take legal action against Destructive Fishing Practices around the coastal areas of Sri Lanka. View my complete profile

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Civil Report to RIO +20 "Let's Protect Our Future Through Sustainable Development"