Petition Against National Tiger Conservation Authority
Petition against NTCA: Illegal Order by the National Tiger Conservation Authority in violation of the Forest Rights Act
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Update: Press Release On The Forest Rights Act
All efforts towards recognition of rights and co-existence within Protected Areas under Forest Rights Act are actively obstructed, resulting in routine violation of the Act. Read the Press Release :Forest Rights Act in Protected Areas of India- Report
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Obituary: Dhrubajyoti Ghosh
We are very sad to hear of the passing away of Dr. Dhrubajyoti Ghosh (on 9 Feb. 2018), one of India’s most intrepid and persevering environmentalists. His campaign to save the East Kolkata wetlands (its ecosystems, its fisherfolk and vegetable-growing communities) from the rapacious gaze of ‘developers’ has become the stuff of legend. Without him, undoubtedly, many more of these incredible wetlands would have been drained out and built over. Even at an advanced age, his sharp intellect and sense of humour was intact, and his humbling humility remarkable. At a time when we most need such inspiring figures, this comes as a great loss. In 2016 he won the Luc Hoffman Award for conservation work of extraordinary significance, from the IUCN, at the World Conservation Congress.
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Newsletter Update: People In Conservation, May-November 2017 Vol 8 Issue 2 (English)
The Documentation Center has released its Newsletter: People in Conservation, May- November 2017 Vol 8 issue 2 – English You can subscribe to the People in Conservation Newsletter or see past issues.
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Publication: Alternative Futures: India Unshackled
New Publication by Authors Upfront, SOPPECOM, Kalpavriksh, and Oxfam India eds. Ashish Kothari and K J Joy.
A remarkable, first-ever collection of 35 essays on India’s future, by a diverse set of authors. A remarkable, first-ever collection of 35 essays on India’s future, by a diverse set of authors– activists, researchers, media practitioners, those who have influenced policies and those working at the grassroots. This book brings together scenarios of an India that is politically and socially egalitarian, radically democratic, economically sustainable and equitable, and socio-culturally diverse and harmonious – Alternative Futures: India Unshackled
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Newsletter Update: People In Conservation, January-June 2017 Vol 8 Issue 1 (English)
The Documentation Center has released its Newsletter: People in Conservation, January-June 2017 Vol 8 issue 1 – English
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Obituary: Latha Anantha
Latha Anantha, one of India’s most untiring activists against the madness of ‘development’ and for alternatives, undoubtedly one of the main voices for saving rivers, especially in Kerala, against dams and other destruction, passed away on 16 Nov. 2017. She had set up the River Research Centre, and the Chalakudypuzha Samrakshana Samithi, the latter to struggle to save the Chalakudy river from damming. The Samithi recently became a core group member of the Vikalp Sangam process. Our deep condolences to her family and friends
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