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Updates: Conservation & Livelihoods & Environment & Development

Kalpavriksh Members brings to its readers updated reports and articles in the area of Laws & Policies on Advocacy & Legal Interventions in Forest Rights Act; and in Conservation & Livelihoods and in the Environment and Development section

Update: Petition to FAC, 20 May2012 with reference to NTPC

Mr. K. Ramnarayan,Co-Coordinator - Kumaon, Uttarakhand Save the Rivers Campaign, has forwarded a Petition with repect to the visit by a sub committee of the FAC to assess the award of Forest Clearance for the 261 MW NTPC Rupsiyabagad Khasiyabada HEP on the Gori Ganga River, in Munsiari, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The petition highlights the facts, flaws and lacunae about the proposed project, in addition to the points submitted on the 21st of April 2012.

Do check out the other Petitions submitted to the MoEF

Publication Update: Ghost of the Mountains published in Nepali

Parbot Ko Pret (a Nepali translation of Ghost of the Mountains by Sujatha Padmanabhan) was published by Kalpavriksh, Himalayan Nature (a Kathmandu based NGO), and the Snow Leopard Conservancy-India Trust. The translation was done by Shri Karan Bahadur Shah. The book was released at the closing ceremony of the 17^th Wildlife Week organized by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation and its partner organisations. The chief guest at the function was the Honorable Secretary Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, Mr Nabin Ghimire. Free for dissemination

Do check out the other books in the Publication section for Environment and Education books.

Newsletter Update: Protected Area Update April 2012

PAupdate icon Just released is the new Issue of the Protected Area Update, No. 96, April 2012 (Vol. XVIII No. 2). The issues are edited by Pankaj Sekhsaria. Back issues can be browsed at the Protected Area Update section. Other Outreach Newsletters, People in Conservation, can also be accessed from the Documentation Center.

Announcement: Alternative Forum Pune

Kalpavriksh along with Parisar, Prayas, Centre for Environment Education, SOPPECOM, and Manthan, has initiated the Alternatives Forum Pune. The AFP's main objective is to discuss and take forward experiences and concepts that present an alternative to the current unsustainable and inequitable model of development.'

Vikalp Sangam at Timbaktu, 17-19 October 2014: A Report

This was the first Sangam, hosted by Timbaktu Collective at Timbaktu, a picturesque location in Andhra Pradesh in the lap of wonderfully regenerated nature and the heart of rich culture. Timbaktu, the name, itself had a very fascinating story behind it which added to the whole unconventional spirit of the Sangam. The location as well as the space aesthetically merged with the theme and idea of the Sangam.

The three days of the Sangam, 17th to 19th of October, were a unique experience filled with inspiring stories, some brain-storming and discussions, singing, dancing and several mouth-watering meals made from locally produced organic crops.

Please do read the Report

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