Kalpavriksh
Environment Action Group
Just released is the new Issue of the Protected Area Update, No. 99, October 2012 (Vol. XVIII No. 5). 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.
Updates and News held at CBD COP11, Hyderabad, 8-19th. October 2012.
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The Kalpavriksh Environmental Action Group annouces its latest publication: The Second Act: Centre-State Conversations on Ecologically Sensitive Areas (2009-2012) by Meenakshi Kapoor and Kanchi Kohli. This publication is a study looking at the interactions between the Central and State Governments on the issue of notification of Ecologically Sensitive Areas around Protected Areas and in the Western Ghats.
The Documentation Center at Kalpavriksh brings you the updated Hindi Newsletter- People in Conservation (समुदाय व संरक्षण), The June Issue Vol 4 issue 2 and the Hindi update in the Applicability of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (Also Called) The Forest Rights Act (FRA) To Protected Areas (PAs).
Check here for past issues People in Conservation Newsletters and Advocacy Updates
CFR Learning and Advocacy Process (CFRLAP), involves grass root level organisations and people's networks working with communities on FRA and CFR and other support groups like legal advisors and individuals involved in research. The objective of CFRLA process is to facilitate exchange of information and experiences and reinforce national level efforts for evidence-based advocacy on CFRs.
To strengthen the CFR learning and advocacy process, an email group, cfr- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., has been created for sharing information and developments related to community forest rights. People interested in joining cfr-la group can join the forum as a member.
Check out the other Networks that Kalpavriksh hosts & co-ordinates
Lata Pratiba Madhukar introduces readers to Kalpavriksh (Marathi) and its activities. She also talks about the future of the environment. So please do check it out.
Kalpavriksh brings to you a series titled 'Magic Garden' published by Deccan Herald in the student edition. The series is being contributed by various people across India, all of whom work in the field of conservation. They are lucky to have had special moments in nature... an encounter with a particular species, something extraordinary about a place that they have visited, the sudden surprises that nature has sprung on them. This is what they will describe in this series.
The Documentation Center at Kalpavriksh brings you the new issue of the Newsletter- People in Conservation, June 2012. Also updated in the Advocacy section, is a short Legislation brief on Applicability of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (Also Called) The Forest Rights Act (FRA) to Protected Areas (PAs).
For back issues- People in Conservation and Advocacy and Policy Briefs