India and Environment
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1173108018 - Size:
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- Rhetoric or reality? Joint management of natural resources in India
- Sharachchandra Lele / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- Policies promoting joint management (between the state and the users) of natural resources such as forests or water are increasing in India and elsewhere: decentralised administration has advantages that are tempting. However, joint m...
- Reaching a watershed? Local government reform and water management in India
- Pari Baumann / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- Recent guidelines issued by central government for watershed development in India fit awkwardly with local government or Panchayati Raj. While decentralisation of development planning and implementation are key objectives at both leve...
- Plumbing a new institutional economics: sustainable water supply systems for Tamilnadu, India
- K. Gnanadesikan / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- How can costly infrastructure such as water supply systems be made more sustainable? In the past, technocrats have set the design criteria, but how important are political and institutional factors? What costs and charges should polic...
- Dumping of obsolete hardware by developing countries is storing up an environmental hazard in India
- Toxics Link, 2003
- This report investigates the dumping of e-waste, particularly computer waste in India. It looks particularly at the dumping of waste into India from developed countries, arguing that the latter find it convenient and economical to exp...
- Are devolution policies just an extension of state controlled forest management in India?
- M Sarin; N.M. Singh; N Sundar; R.K. Bhogal / Overseas Development Institute, 2003
- This paper looks at two interfacing trends shaping devolution of forest management in India: appropriation of space for forest management by diverse self-initiated community formations; and state-driven devolution where government pol...
- Impact of social movements on forest management in Madhya Pradesh
- A. Behar / Overseas Development Institute, 2002
- This paper reports on research that aimed to assess and understand the impact of peoples’ social movements in Madhya Pradesh on the forest management space. It analyses the extent of the influence these movements wield on the sha...
- Research report and case studies on the costs and potential benefits of tourism to national parks.
- H.J. Goodwin; I.J. Kent; K.T. Parker; M.J. Walpole / Department for International Development, UK, 1997
- This is the first, introductory volume of a report and case studies looking at the benefits and costs of tourism to national parks. Three, in-depth case studies were carried out in India, Zimbabwe and Indonesia and a final report comp...
- Legal tools to conserve biodiversity
- C. Lasen Diaz / United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2001
- This report is one of eight thematic reviews prepared for the Biodiversity Planning Support Programme (BPSP), a programme created to help countries strengthen national capacity to prepare and implement National Biodiversity Strategies...
- Reports, case studies and resources to assist with agricultural management for biodiversity.
- United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2002
- This report is one of eight thematic reviews prepared for the Biodiversity Planning Support Programme (BPSP), a programme created to help countries strengthen national capacity to prepare and implement National Biodiversity Strategies...
- A practical guide and case studies for planners.
- J. Treweek / United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2001
- This report is one of eight thematic reviews prepared for the Biodiversity Planning Support Programme (BPSP)which was created to help countries strengthen national capacity to prepare and implement National Biodiversity Strategies and...
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) helps rural people in India to alleviate poverty through participatory watershed development and management.
- Institute of Green Economy (IGREC)
- Institute of Green Economy (IGREC), based in India, has been set up with the aim of helping evolve a path of economic development that leaves as little negative impact on the earth and its environment as possible.
- Current Conservation
- Current Conservation is published by an informal alliance of natural and social scientists to promote interdisciplinary research in conservation and to foster communication among scientists, resource managers, educators and policy makers. Current Conservation is an open access journal, published and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
- Partners for Urban Knowledge, Action and Research (PUKAR)
- Globalisation in an urbanised world
- Kerala Research Programme on Local Development
- Developing scientific research capability in Kerala
- Applied Environmental Research Foundation, Pune, India (AERF)
- Research NGO concerned with conservation and sustainable development
- Winrock International India, New Delhi (WII)
- Environmental research and capacity building organisation
- Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad, India
- University conducting research on law-related issues
- The Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS)
- Indian centre for social science research in media and governance
- Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS)
- Indian research and training organisation specialising on social science research
