.: We need to re-build our livelihood sooner as possible- SFO- Galle

We need to re-build our livelihood sooner as possible- SFO- Galle

Today, SFO-Galle arranged a Reginal Committee Meeting at the SFO office.There were about 400 people had attended to this meeting. The main purpose of their gathering was to highlight the issues like re-building the livelihood of the people. They also insisted to re-build the damaged boat anchorages (Rathgamwella & Dodanduwa). They suppose to make a petition before the MOR in the coming week.

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NAFSO (National Fisheries Solidarity Movement), organizes fishermen to lobby the government to defend their rights and to bring about good environmental practice in coastal areas. ...NAFSO has helped a fishing community to take legal action against a proposal to build a five-star hotel on a mangrove where fish spawn."We are not against hotels, because they bring tourism and income. But 3,000 families and 15,000 fishermen use this lagoon and all of them could be affected by the developments. Only 200 would be employed by the hotel. The lagoon is our mother, and we must protect her." Jude Preman Fernando, local fisherman. At the present situation we are continuing our campaign with small scale fishermen to urge the government to take legal action against Destructive Fishing Practices around the coastal areas of Sri Lanka. View my complete profile

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We need to re-build our livelihood sooner as possible- SFO- Galle