Ecology and Environment

With horror we saw on television, the Japanese experience of a huge 9.0 scale earthquake, followed by a terrible tsunami. The first images show large amounts of black water entering the country side and passing over the protective wall barriers.

This article questions the rationale for eviction of forest dwellers from National Parks. This is against the Law. The Wild Life Act was passed when there was no problem regarding poaching. At that time the objective was to create inviolate wilderness areas, a concept that is typically American.

Assam, the biggest of the seven North-eastern states of India, is a melting pot of various communities from various regions. The state with abundant natural resources and rich historic heritage, however, is faced with unique challenges.

In an unique attempt by the Government of Sikkim, the lake that was once seasonal, now has water throughout the year.

Organiser: Public Affairs Centre

Venue: Bangalore

Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) is a non-profit conservation organization, committed to action that prevents destruction of India’s wildlife.
Formed in 1998, WTI today, is tackling a diverse range of issues like emergency relief and conservation orientated activities, in partnership with governments and communities, across India.

Farmers all over the world have taken thousands of years to domesticate different plant, animal and bird species; developed and conserved thousands of varieties in spite of wars, epidemics, floods, droughts or famines - all kind of disasters. But with due (dis)respect to our ancestors, thousands of species were abandoned/ killed/destroyed (mostly during the last half a century).

 In their rush to notify buffer areas, which the Court directs should be done within three weeks, state governments are bypassing and violating the processes laid out in the Wild Life Protection Act and the Forest Rights Act. The Amicus Curae (Raj Panjwani) does not seem to be adequately informing the Court on these violations.

Organizer: Centre for Environment and Development

Venue:  Centre for Environment and Development,
                    Thozhuvancode,
                    Vattiyoorkavu P.O.,
                    Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

KEC Centre for Environment and Development (CED) is an independent R&D institution focusing on fields related to environment and development and is the Centre of Excellence of Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India for Solid Waste and Waste Water Management. It is also the Regional Resource Agency of Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.

Fisherfolk form an important community in Kerala, but remain neglected and marginalised inspite of the higher socio-economic progress the state has made as a whole.