Goa Foundation

The Goa Foundation is the most well known of Goa’s environmental action groups. Founded in 1986 by a group of Goan environmentalists.

[Goa Foundation @goafoundation]

This is a video sharing the work of the Goa Foundation across 35 years. It has been made by Living Heritage Foundation to invite donations to the Goa Foundation
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Four-year citizen-led legal battle ends with restoration of illegally cut Arpora hill
Goa Foundation’s persistent PIL action leads to restoration of hill at Arpora
https://t.co/nGdhd9Yw7t

[Rahul Basu @rahulbasu]

A take on the MMDR amendment with @ClaudeAlvares @goafoundation

[Goa Foundation @goafoundation]

Dia Mirza @deespeak , Indian actress, wildlife lover, UN goodwill ambassador and climate champion, will lead the discussion on Goa's sensational publication, "Fish Curry and Rice", on 23rd April, 2026, 11:30am. You are welcome to register here
https://t.co/ll1SN7gOZ6

[Goa Foundation @goafoundation]

@vikramchandra @ajaywadhwa123 @SaveReisMagos @CMogoa @Goa_Police @collectornga @DefenceMinIndia @indiannavy @SaveMollem Pre monsoons, including cyclones, start mid May

[Goa Foundation @goafoundation]

The Goa Foundation and the Amche Mollem campaign @savemollemgoa welcome the Regional Empowered Committee’s rejection (26.3.2026) of Goa govt’s request to restore forest clearances held in abeyance by the central government since 2022.
https://t.co/XpkSJnVVb5

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@mycrotchetyluv @planemad @MrNarci Here's how you can buy the book
https://t.co/Q7CO0DvnHs

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@kcvblr @planemad Here's how you can buy the book
https://t.co/Q7CO0DvnHs

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@planemad Here's how you can buy the book
https://t.co/Q7CO0DvnHs

[Arun Ganesh @planemad]

After a gap of 25 years, the latest edition of Goa’s famous community contributed sourcebook ‘Fish Curry & Rice’ is out in print and available in Goa

Edited by Claude Alvares from @goafoundation and cover illustrated by Mario Miranda

Free 4th edition pdf https://t.co/HVsH6hmIca

[Prakash W. Kamat @PrakashWKamatPK]

FISH CURRY & RICE:
The fifth edition of the ‘Fish Curry & Rice’ book was formally released by retired Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, Justice Ferdino Rebello, and retired Bombay High Court judge Justice (Retd) Gautam Patel, along with editor of the book Claude Alvares, Norma Alvares @goafoundation, and others in Panaji on Saturday March 14,2026.
Justice Ferdino Rebello stated that Fish Curry & Rice is not just a meal in Goa, but it is embedded with Goa’s ecological identity as it symbolizes its biodiversity right from hills to sea. He also stated that saving ecology is the fundamental duty of the citizen.
Justice (Retd) Gautam Patel lamented about the state of Goa’s ecology and how there is now ‘othering of Goans.’ He also stated that the Section 39 (A) of the Town and Planning Act is “unconstitutional.” He suggested that the citizen should do more than sign online petitions and should be ready to come out and protest. He also made a strong case for citizens voting on any land-use zone change, rather than granting all powers to the Chief Town Planner.
(Courtesy:Info and pics shared from journalist Arti Das's facebook post🙏)
@sandeshgoa @GoaAnimalfedn @Advait_Prashant @GoaUniversity

[Michelle Bambawale @MichelleinGoa]

Buy Fish Curry and Rice. Now in its fifth edition. All proceeds from the book go to Goa Foundation #SaveGoa #Goa #GoaDiaries #writingcommunity #BecomingGoan #BooksWorthReading

[Goa Foundation @goafoundation]

After Section 39A, PIL challenges sweeping amendments to Goa’s Building Regulations that permit unprecedented increases in FAR and building height across the State for real estate developers.
High Court Fixes April 15, 2026 for Final Hearing in PIL https://t.co/DmUY45c1nO

[Rahul Basu @rahulbasu]

New article alert: Zero Loss - The Indian Experience

Published open access in @ees_insee

It describes India's experience with implementing the #ZeroLossPrinciple with extractives, triggered by a slew of judgments of the Supreme Court of India 1/9

https://t.co/Mj2rHEkc5f

[Goa Foundation @goafoundation]

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Goa bench of Bombay High court issues notice on Goa Foundation plea to suspend all mining operations in the state due to regulatory failure

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SC declines interim relief to Dempo construction of 3 projects in Candolim and Arpora - Florenza, Vista Bonita & La Stella. Construction remains stalled due to Bombay HC @ Goa judgment of 23-Jun-2025 on the Calangute & Candolim ODP.
https://t.co/ArpKwi1Xpi

[Goenchi Mati @GoenchiMati]

A report in @HeraldGoa on our talk at @MuseumOfGoa

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A different take on our talk at @MuseumOfGoa

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The project includes an electric fence to exclude wildlife from the resort area! The project would cause irreversible ecological damage to one of Goa’s most sensitive wildlife habitats and is designed to present the Court with a fait accompli. 7/7

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HC Notice on Tourist Project in proposed tiger reserve

The Bombay HC at Goa issued notice to Goa Govt and @moefcc on a PIL challenging the permissions, approvals and work orders issued for construction of a resort on the Surla Plateau inside the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary 1/N

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It also violates the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, which requires prior approval from the Central Government for any diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes. 6/N