Bangalore Urban and Rural District

Organizer: Bhoomi Network for Sustainable Living

Venue: Prakriya School Campus, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore

Description:

This workshop will help us understand the basic principles of gardening and then apply it to our own context – homes, apartments or terraces. This workshop will focus on the practical aspects, so that we get a first hand experience with earth,

Organizers: Group of Environmental and Social Activists

Venue: Bangalore

Description:

This run is a demand from citizens for government action and it is also intended to spread awareness of the situation.

This event is for all of us in Bangalore, our children, our health and well being. We can get back our wonderful lakes, not to mention valuable drinking water for the future.

Theme: Meet the Millet! Say hello to HEALTH

Organizer: Sahaja Samrudha

Venue: Gandhi Bhavan, Bangalore
 

Organizer: Vanastree Collective

Venue: Golden Beads School, 157, Richmond Road, Bangalore

Organizer: Visthar, Bangalore

Venue: Visthar, Bangalore

Description:

Visthar, Bangalore has been facilitating this workshop for the past three years and this has been well attended and well received among NGOs, Civil Service Orgnisations(CSOs) and other Charitable Orgnisations(COs).

Organizer: The Green Path ECO Foundation

Venue: The Green Path ECO Hotel, Bangalore

Events:

• Film show
• Presentation 
• Skit by children
• Followed by discussion and hands on experience

Terms of Reference for Communications Officer

1. Title: Communications Officer
2. Organization: Arghyam
3. Duration: This is a full-time position
4. Place of Work: Bangalore ( non-negotiable)
5. Travel: This position would require some local and national travel
6. Deadline for Applications: 15th February 2011
7. Interview Schedule: 20th February 2011 to 15th March, 2011
8. Expected Joining Date: 1st April 2011
9. Salary Range: Competitive depending on experience and ability

Course Overview:

Remote sensing, geographic information system (GIS) and global positioning system (GPS) provides extremely useful tools for environmental and natural resources management. They are widely recognized as supporting tools for the planning, monitoring, and management of the appropriate utilization of resources at the country, regional and global levels.

Course Content:

This course provides an overview of the key concepts and principles in environmental management, areas of global and national environmental concern, and strategies and tools for effective environmental management. Attempt to understand the genesis of environmental problems; the concerns that lead to various international and national initiatives to tackle them have been made in this course. Various tools, which can be used to address environmental problems and the role that the professionals can play in managing environment in their respective areas would be discussed.

1. Principles of Environmental Management
2. Principles of Ecology, Environment & Environmental Management.
3. Policies and Legal Aspect of Environmental Management

Organizer: Pipal Tree

Venue: Fireflies Inter-religious Ashram, Bangalore, India