{"id":6010,"date":"2024-06-30T08:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T04:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/?page_id=6010"},"modified":"2024-07-25T19:04:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T15:04:21","slug":"area-environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/?page_id=6010","title":{"rendered":"Area &#8211; Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6010\" class=\"elementor elementor-6010\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68d7a80 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68d7a80\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-707e1e6\" data-id=\"707e1e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec10923 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"ec10923\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44e78ed\" data-id=\"44e78ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d5a33 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31d5a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CHIEF COMMISSIONER\u2019S OFFICE<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78fa143 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78fa143\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a9dc1a\" data-id=\"9a9dc1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54af232 elementor-nav-menu__align-start elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"54af232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-chevron-down\\&quot; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The Environment Division assists the government in protecting the environment to ensure a good quality of life. The Environment Division effects:<\/p><ol style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Monitoring of cleaning works, dumping sites and waste collection system in place<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Developing environmental education programme<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Carrying out sensitization campaign in schools and villages and through the media<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Attending complaints from members of the public and cases of environmental emergencies<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Carrying out inspection throughout the island to detect any environmental nuisance and eyesore<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Providing views on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) applications<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Processing applications for environmental clearances for land levelling, for livestock activities and submit recommendations to the Agricultural Services<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Identifying, conceiving and implanting embellishment landscaping projects<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Monitoring coastal development activities around the island<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f5782 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8f5782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Vision<\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e3dd4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e3dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">To make Rodrigues an ecological island<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4792c52 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4792c52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Mission<\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc3356c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc3356c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">To protect and manage the marine and terrestrial environment through active participation of all stakeholders for the present and future generations<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25bc930 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25bc930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Objectives<\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df2d040 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df2d040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our main objectives are to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Manage coastal zone of the Island<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Waste Collection Services through Rod Clean Co. Ltd<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Environmental Education, Awareness and Sensitisations<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Support to cleaning, embellishment campaigns and other environmental protection initiatives<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Issue of clearances for land excavation, Use of public places, Disposals of wastes<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Issue and clearances and permits to projects including conditions and recommendations for PER\/EIA licences<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Monitor projects including those warranting PER\/EIA licences<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Public toilet facilities on public beaches and places<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Enforce environmental laws, regulations and other related mechanism to protect the natural environment with assistance of the Police de l\u2019Environnement :<br><ol style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Environment Act<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Dumping and Waste Carrier Regulations 2005<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Collection of Refuse Regulations 2008<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Rodrigues Regional Assembly (Prohibition of Use of Plastic Bags) Regulations 2014<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Rodrigues Regional Assembly (Banning of Disposable Plastic Food Items) Regulations 2019<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Mainstream sustainable development, climate change and environment consideration in decision-making process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5824451 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5824451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b><u>Activities organised by the Environment Protection and Conservation Division <\/u><\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb0a878 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"cb0a878\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2121\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2121\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">10 June 2024 : Visit from the CEPF Executive Director, Olivier Langrand, and the CEPF Grant Director, Peggy Poncelet, along with their colleagues\u200b<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2121\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2121\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" myimg alignright wp-image-6030 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cepf-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cepf-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cepf.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Visit from the CEPF Executive Director, Olivier Langrand, and the CEPF Grant Director, Peggy Poncelet, along with their colleagues.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On June 10, 2024, the Chief Commissioner and Commissioner for the Environment, Franceau Aubret Grandcourt, G.O.S.K., received a courtesy visit from a delegation of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund composed of the CEPF Executive Director, Olivier Langrand, and the CEPF Grant Director, Peggy Poncelet, along with their colleagues<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The primary purpose of this visit was to discuss biodiversity preservation. They also took the opportunity to discuss various impacts of climate change.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Subsequently, they sought the support of the Chief Commissioner to encourage civil society participation in project calls, thereby assisting in the protection of our terrestrial and marine resources.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2122\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2122\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">07 June 2024: Donation of Recycling Bins to Tourist Establishments in Region 5<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2122\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2122\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the pursuit of transforming Rodrigues Island into an \u201cEcological Creole Island,\u201d blue and yellow recycling bins were handed over to tourist businesses in Region 5 at the Youth &amp; Family Center in Anse aux Anglais.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event continued with a training organized by the Commission of Environment on the proper use of the bins and raising awareness about pollution and the importance of recycling.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2123\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2123\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">06 June 2024: Relocation of endemic plants in view of the Airport\u2019s New Runway Construction Site<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2123\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2123\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Chief Commissioner attended the transfer of the last of five adult endemic plants (Bois Charron) to a new location within the Anse Quitor reserve. This transfer was a crucial component of the new runway construction project.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The relocation of these five adult plants along with 110 other indigenous and endemic plants is a project of the Rodrigues Regional Assembly in collaboration with the Mauritius Wildlife Foundation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2124\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2124\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">05 June 2024: Celebration of World Environment Day 2024 at Mourouk\u200b<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2124\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2124\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>World Environment Day 2024<\/b> was celebrated at Mourouk with the local theme: \u201c<b><u>Nou Later, Nou La Mer, Nou Lavenir \u2013 A Nou Protez Li<\/u><\/b>\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event aimed to raise awareness about the importance of protecting and conserving our resources and to inspire the younger generation to become a \u201cgeneration of restoration\u201d dedicated to creating and promoting an Ecological Creole Rodrigues Island. The Chief Commissioner, Franceau Aubret Grandcourt, G.O.S.K, highlighted the impact of climate change on coral reefs, sea level rise, and coastal erosion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a symbolic gesture, the attendees planted nearly a hundred plants at the end of the event.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2125\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2125\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">18 May 2024: Inauguration of a 1 MW solar farm at Grenade\u200b<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2125\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2125\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" myimg alignleft wp-image-6035 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pv-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pv-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pv-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pv.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Saturday, May 18, 2024, was marked by the inauguration of a 1 MW solar farm at Grenade by the Minister of Energy, Honorable Jeorges Pierre Lesjongard, along with the Chief Commissioner and Commissioner for the Environment, Franceau Aubret Grandcourt, G.O.S.K.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This project was led by the Ministry of Energy in collaboration with CEB and the Regional Assembly of Rodrigues.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Chief Commissioner took the opportunity to announce his government\u2019s measures in favor of energy transition including;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Environment Division assist the government in protecting the environment to ensure a good quality of life. The Environment Division effects;<\/p><ol><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Executive Council\u2019s decision to reserve 4 sites primarily in the north of the island for future development of similar projects,<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The completion of a study and roadmap with the assistance of AFD for energy transition, and<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The organization of an energy forum to facilitate the transition towards achieving the target of 50% renewable energy capacity by 2030.<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cb7d81\" data-id=\"9cb7d81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3069dfe elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3069dfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #029fb2;\">CONTACT\u00a0<\/span>DETAILS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6cb479 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6cb479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Environment Division<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13def10 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"13def10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-street-view\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Paul Elysee Rd<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-search-location\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Port Mathurin, Rodrigues<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-phone-volume\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">+230 83 21 581 , +230 83 21 967<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-fax\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">+230 83 21 947<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:hfeli4@yahoo.com\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-mail-bulk\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">hfeli4@yahoo.com<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHIEF COMMISSIONER\u2019S OFFICE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION DIVISION About Us The Environment Protection and Conservation Division is responsible to protect and manage the environment of Rodrigues and its assets with a view to safeguarding and improving their capacity to sustain the Rodriguan Society and its development processes and to harmonise environment protection, quality of life &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/?page_id=6010\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Area &#8211; 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