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Six years of the Biological Diversity Act in India:
The Status Report: Why and how we examine implementation
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Compiled by Kanchi Kohli, Mashqura Fardeedi (Kalpavriksh) and
Shalini Bhutani (Grain), 2009
Kalpavriksh and GRAIN; Contributory amount: Rs 75/-
The report takes stock of the nature
and extent of implementation of the
Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and
the associated Rules. The analysis
is presented against the backdrop
of the existing political economy
which exerts a powerful influence
on conservation legislation such as
this Act. It accesses the extent to
which principles of conservation
find expression in implementation
of this law.
The report draws on for many voices from the ground, recorded
during the series of regional workshops organized as part of an
ongoing campaign for Conservation and Community Control over
Biodiversity. The authors especially focus on the directions that
implementation has taken regarding decentralized decisionmaking
on biological resources, conservation of these resources
and related knowledge, and the empowerment of communities.
For more information contact:
Kalpavriksh
134, Tower 10, Supreme Enclave, Mayur Vihar 1,
Delhi 110091; Ph: 011- 22753714
Email: kalpavriksh@vsnl.net; Website: www.kalpavriksh.org
Materials from National Green Corps (NGC) Programme,
Maharashtra
Green Legacy
A film on NGC programme in Maharashtra
This 17 minute film produced by Social Forestry Directorate
and directed by Bharat Rawal describes the implmentation in
Maharashtra of the National Green Corps programme of the
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt of India. The Social
Forestry Directorate is the nodal agency and Bharati Vidyapeeth
Institute of Environment Education and Research is the resource
agency for NGC.
The film begins with an overview of some global issues. It then
goes on to provide a short description of the National Green
Corps Scheme as a platform for school students to be involved
in local action. Most of the film then depicts several activities
being undertaken by NGC club members in Maharashtra: safe,
green festivals, plantation, clean-up campaigns etc. NGC Parks
have been created in a few locations where students can explore
nature and play eco-games, put up bird boxes, etc. NGC parks
are being set in each district. The parks have mini weather
observatory, butterfly garden, medicinal plant garden, nakshatra
van, shraddha van (which is a modern day version of the concept
of sacred grove) etc.
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Harit Chalwal ... Ek Disha
This publication describes a
variety of old and new festivals
and ‘environment days’, with
examples of projects and
activities that schools can
take up. Attractively written,
illustrated and designed, this
publication conceived of by
Mr Prakash Thosre, Social
Foresty Directorate, Govt
of Maharashtra is a useful
resource for schools and nonformal
educators as well.
For more information contact:
Mr Prakash Thosre
Nodal Officer, NGC Maharashtra
and Director, Social Forestry
Govt of Maharashtra
Central Building, Pune 411001.
Email: pjthosre@hotmail.com and dirsfdpune@gmail.com (attn.
Mrs Kukdolkar)
Our Toxic World
A Guide to Hazardous Substances in our Everyday Lives
TOXICS LINK, New Delhi
Price: Rs 395; Pages: 180; ISBN 9788132103066
The Sachdeva family is like many others. A father with a
government job; his wife a homemaker; a son starting a career;
and a daughter in high school. And like most other families in a
big city, the Sachdevas are surrounded in their everyday lives by
a cocktail of toxic substances they are hardly aware of.
Following these four—and some others who come in and out of
their circle of existence—‘Our Toxic World’ takes a close look
at these hidden perils, and at what we can do to make our own
lives, and the world around us, a little cleaner, a little safer.
For more information visit:
http://www.sagepub.in/browse/book.
asp?bookid=1461&Subject_Name=&mode=3#toc
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