National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM)

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The National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM) recently completed the documentation and ground-truthing of all but 11 of Maharashtra’s 23,415 wetlands.

About National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management

• It was established by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in 2011 as an autonomous institution to support the protection, conservation, rehabilitation, management, and policy advice of the coast. 
• Headquarters: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• Aims and Objectives:
  • Strive for being a world-class knowledge institution related to coastal zones, environment, resources, and processes.
  • To promote integrated and sustainable management of the coastal and marine areas in India for the benefit and well-being of the traditional coastal and island communities.
  • Advise the Union and State Governments and other associated stakeholder(s) on policy and scientific matters related to Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM).
• It undertakes studies and research in the area of Coastal Zone Management including coastal resources and environment. 
• The Six Research Divisions of the NCSCM are: 
  • Geospatial Sciences, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), 
  • Integrated Social Sciences & Economics, 
  • Coastal environmental impact assessment, 
  • Conservation of Coastal & Marine Resources, 
  • Knowledge, Governance and Policy, 
  • Futuristic Research and Integrated Island Management Unit. 
• NCSCM is partnering with leading national and international research institutions and agencies through advanced research, networking, and scientific committees. and peer-reviewed publications in international journals. 

Source: DH

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