The Administration of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has sent GreenLife a letter stating they will provide land and electricity to GreenLife to set up a second recycling unit in Havelock island. The first project was based in the capital Port Blair and has shifted over 400 tonnes of plastic from the islands for recycling to the mainland in 2014. GreenLife will have to raise funds for the clean up of Havelock and setting up a new unit. If you would like to contribute please go to our Take Action page
Here is clip on video and an article in National Geographic the first week our machine arrived. We have become much more efficient as we were overloaded in the first years.
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June 2014
Indian Ministry of Finance puts GreenLife Exhibition of Underwater Life as Permanent Exhibition in its Halls
After over a year of preparation the pictures are ready to be viewed (if you happen to be in the Indian Ministry of Finance). Hasmukh Hoslo Jiwa contributed to the wildlife permanent exhibition in the Ministry of Finance.
Bat Fish-Ministry of Finance Exhibition
June 2014
Shark Finning Ban Law Passed in India
In what is seemed as the first step to stop unnecessary suffering to sharks The Government of India has announced a ban on the finning of sharks in the Indian waters. Anyone caught with only the fins in the fishing boats and not the whole shark will be prosecuted under schedule one laws protecting endangered species.
India lists several of the dozens of shark species in its waters as endangered, including hammerheads, broadfins, Oceanic White Tip, Manta Species whale sharks.
Under the Environment Ministry's new policy, announced Monday, fishermen now found with hauls including detached fins risk up to seven years in prison for hunting an endangered species since identifying species by fins alone is difficult.
This move was spearheaded by the MOEF, Maneka Gandhi, Humane Society, GreenLife Society all provided advice to stop the indiscriminate torture and wasteful disposal of the sharks whole body.
GreenLife Society Executive Director Hasmukh Jiwa stated " This is a very balanced approach to conservation we know the fishermen are earning money from the fins but there is no need for them to throw the shark body into the water and leave it to drown. (sharks drown if they cannot swim). This will allow those fishermen to carry on but not the scale they are used too. We are hoping this will create a relaxation in the numbers caught and allow sharks to breed and increase their numbers."
Here are some articles from international papers:
October 2013
International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN creates a Indian Ocean Sirenian Specialist Group.
Dugong dugon Principle Investigator for GreenLife Society India- Hasmukh Hoslo Jiwa is selected to represent IUCN Sirenian Group for India. Mr Jiwa is quoted in saying "its quite an honor and quite timely it was 10 years ago I was able to get the Dugong nominated as State Animal for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands I look forward to working with the new group".