by drmu | Sep 17, 2011 | Economy, Education, Energy, Environment, Marine protection, MID, Social justice
To the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. We are delighted to provide feedback on the reports of the Working Groups for the MID policy development and indeed privileged to be part of the one on energy. Overall, we are happy with much of the work done...
by drmu | Jun 22, 2011 | Environment, Marine protection
State of the world’s oceans report
by drmu | Jun 22, 2011 | Energy, Environment, MID
During the last 7 days, a new stage of the Maurice Ile(s) Durable(s) policy process has got under way. The working groups for the 5 focal areas (energy, environment, employment, education and equity) have had their first of four sessions. We are participating in the...
by drmu | Jun 1, 2011 | Environment, Social justice
[Contributed by Bruno Savrimootoo] Movement Pavillion Libre (MPL) in collaboration with the Forum Citoyen Libre (FCL) – Georges Ahyan, is strongly opposing the project of enclosing the public green space of Le Pavillion Quatre-Bornes (Next to the Roland Delaitre...
by drmu | May 23, 2011 | Environment, Mafia at work, Name and shame, Tourism
Finally, the Ministry of Agriculture has ended the lease of Flat Island to Discover Mauritius, a Government owned company that had unlawfully sublet the island to Patrick Fanchette, owner of the hotel 20 Degrees Sud and friend of ex-minister of tourism Xavier Duval....
by drmu | May 14, 2011 | Environment, MID
Patrick Maurel aims to make a significant contribution to the sustainability of Mauritius. At La Chaumière, on the edge of La Ferme reservoir, an enormous structure is taking form. It is not Gamma Energy’s controversial waste-to-energy incinerator but an...