logging in or signing up Fishing Village MDharmaretnam Susann Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 162 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: February 11, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide1: FISHING VILLAGE IN THE EAST COAST OF SRILANKA: CONFLICT AND CORAL DESTRUCTION Meena Dharmaretnam and R.Kirupairajah Eastern University, SriLanka Sri Lanka is an island with a land area of 65600 km2 and a coastal line of about 1585 km. Corals have traditionally supported the food security and livelihood of the coastal fisheries population.: Sri Lanka is an island with a land area of 65600 km2 and a coastal line of about 1585 km. Corals have traditionally supported the food security and livelihood of the coastal fisheries population.Slide3: The village of Passikudah, Batticaloa Employment: Fishing Part time paddy labour Tourist industry Coral mining for lime production Caste based small industry - not in PassikudahEthnic conflict: Ethnic conflict Escalated after 1990. Fisheries restricted in time and space. Movement of paddy labour restricted. No tourism Alternate livelihood? Natural resources of the village – fossil and live corals. Map of Batticaloa: Map of BatticaloaFossil coral mining: Fossil coral miningLive coral mining: Live coral miningNumber of kilns over the years at Passikudah: Number of kilns over the years at Passikudah 1960-1980 06 1994 35 1998 69 2002 108Income range per month: Income range per month Coral miners, suppliers of fuel material, workers at the kilns < USD50 Transporters of corals, owners of small kilns USD 50-100 Owners of large kilns USD 300-400 Mudalaliys USD 1000 Number of kilns at Passikudah : Number of kilns at Passikudah Large kiln 78 Small kiln 25 Childrens’ kiln 05 Recommendation: Recommendation A sociological understanding of natural resources destruction is essential for any management programme. Responses from the people alone on alternate livelihoods will be not of practical use. You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Fishing Village MDharmaretnam Susann Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 162 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: February 11, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide1: FISHING VILLAGE IN THE EAST COAST OF SRILANKA: CONFLICT AND CORAL DESTRUCTION Meena Dharmaretnam and R.Kirupairajah Eastern University, SriLanka Sri Lanka is an island with a land area of 65600 km2 and a coastal line of about 1585 km. Corals have traditionally supported the food security and livelihood of the coastal fisheries population.: Sri Lanka is an island with a land area of 65600 km2 and a coastal line of about 1585 km. Corals have traditionally supported the food security and livelihood of the coastal fisheries population.Slide3: The village of Passikudah, Batticaloa Employment: Fishing Part time paddy labour Tourist industry Coral mining for lime production Caste based small industry - not in PassikudahEthnic conflict: Ethnic conflict Escalated after 1990. Fisheries restricted in time and space. Movement of paddy labour restricted. No tourism Alternate livelihood? Natural resources of the village – fossil and live corals. Map of Batticaloa: Map of BatticaloaFossil coral mining: Fossil coral miningLive coral mining: Live coral miningNumber of kilns over the years at Passikudah: Number of kilns over the years at Passikudah 1960-1980 06 1994 35 1998 69 2002 108Income range per month: Income range per month Coral miners, suppliers of fuel material, workers at the kilns < USD50 Transporters of corals, owners of small kilns USD 50-100 Owners of large kilns USD 300-400 Mudalaliys USD 1000 Number of kilns at Passikudah : Number of kilns at Passikudah Large kiln 78 Small kiln 25 Childrens’ kiln 05 Recommendation: Recommendation A sociological understanding of natural resources destruction is essential for any management programme. Responses from the people alone on alternate livelihoods will be not of practical use.