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Gold processing from sludge leaves residents breathing polluted air in Coimbatore Updated: Updated: May 24, 2021 16:53 IST Workers who filter traces of gold from sludge, use burning as part of the process, and residents in the neighbourhood have complained that the noxious smoke could pose a health threat Share Article AAA A man engaged in filtering gold from the fine sediment of sludge near the sewage treatment plant of Coimbatore Corporation at Ukkadam | Photo Credit: WILSON THOMAS Workers who filter traces of gold from sludge, use burning as part of the process, and residents in the neighbourhood have complained that the noxious smoke could pose a health threat ....
SHARING OPTIONS: Everybody gets paid exactly the same, regardless of the output, and that acts as a disincentive as well in terms of improvements,” Dr Derek McLoughlin has said. \ James Connolly One-size-fits-all agri-environment schemes act as a disincentive for farmers to carry out further improvements on their farms, project manager of the Wild Atlantic Nature EIP scheme Dr Derek McLoughlin has said. He told a webinar on peatland management, hosted by An Fóram Uisce on Friday, that there is no facility for farmers to improve in such schemes. “For the last almost 30 years or so, we’ve had agri-environment schemes that have been related to biodiversity and we’ve spent quite a lot of money, several billion over the 30 years. ....
The principle of the Just Transition is that peatland management works for local communities. Local communities and farmers are central to conservation and restoration efforts, the Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, has said. He told an An Fóram Uisce webinar on managing peatlands on Friday morning that it is important that these people are listened to when it comes to rewetting. “It is vital that we listen to communities and ensure that any decision around peatland management works for them, and this is the principle of the Just Transition. “This is about nature and people,” he said. ....