Public Participation

Affidavit on behalf of Union Territory of Puducherry on forest cover, 25/04/2025

Affidavit on behalf of Union Territory of Puducherry in the matter of a news item titled "India lost 2.33 million hectares of tree cover since 2000 Global Forest Watch" which appeared in the Indian Express, April 13, 2024. The report dated April 25, 2025 said that there is no loss …

A seat at the table: including the poor in decisions for development and environment

To better understand the obstacles to access facing the poor, and the efforts by governments to reach this population, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and its civil society organization (CSO) partners in The Access Initiative (TAI) closely examined access rights and practices in four countries

PPP mode to get central aid

Power transmission in the state has entered a new phase with everything ready for the first-ever transmission project in the country with viability gap funding (VGF) by the central government. The project will be the first in Haryana with VGF in the public-private partnership (PPP) mode. The Bid Evaluation Committee …

PPP for rural infrastructure

The Centre's decision to redesign the scheme for providing urban amenities in rural areas could emerge as a new model for managing urbanisation of rural areas, says Arvind Mayaram THE FM in this year

Change we can believe in? Reviewing studies on the conservation impact of popular Participation in forest management

This article presents a review of methods in 60 empirical studies on forest conservation impact of popular participation in forest management. The review illustrates a high degree of variance in methods among the studies, and shows that a majority of the studies could benefit from a stronger focus on one …

Toko-Patta (Livistona jenkinsiana Griff): Adi community and conservation of culturally important endangered tree species

Arunachal Pradesh, being a largest state of Northeast India, harbours great number of plant species which are endemic to region. The diversity and endemism of state has kept it in the category of biodiversity hot-spot. Though, in recent past, numbers of plant species are being listed as rare, endangered and …

The intersections of biological diversity and cultural diversity: Towards integration

There is an emerging recognition that the diversity of life comprises both biological and cultural diversity. In the past, however, it has been common to make divisions between nature and culture, arising partly out of a desire to control nature. The range of interconnections between biological and cultural diversity are …

Designing economic instruments and participatory institutions for environmental management in India

This paper examines the possibility of using economic instruments, especially pollution taxes and bargaining approaches, as a means to encourage or improve people

Call for lower subsidies

Concerned over the subsidy bill touching about Rs 1.90-lakh crore in 2010-11, the Planning Commission today pitched for halving it, which, if accepted, could push up the prices of fertilisers, cooking gas and foodgrain being sold through ration shops. At budgeted level, subsidy, a non-Plan expenditure, is likely to be …

One man, 22 years, a road

Shaking hands with Ramchandra Das is like clasping a stone. His hands are callused by 11 years of cutting a hill to build a road all by himself. Das’s only companions were a hammer and a spade. The four-metre kuccha road he completed in 2005 is the only connection between …

Collector directs public participation in water conservation, plantation

The district Collector, Akash Tripathi, has said that minimum two works based on water conservation and greenery must be started in every village panchayat based on public participation under

Renewing Africa with community energy

African countries are making some important strides toward a green energy sector. According to the Global Renewables Status 2009, Northern Africa boasts more than 500 MW of installed wind power, while Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania are all planning their first wind farms. Mauritius, Uganda, Kenya, and South Africa have all …

Negotiate: reaching agreements over water

Negotiate is a vital new resource for those interested in designing, leading, or participating in negotiation and consensus building on sustainable water resources management. Water practitioners are increasingly called upon to negotiate workable agreements about how to best use, manage and care for water resources. Negotiate makes the case for …

Is ethnic diversity good for the environment? A cross-country analysis

Using cross-country data, the major thrust of this study is to establish the existence of a nonlinear relationship between environmental performance and ethnic diversity, while controlling for factors known to affect a country

The politicaltechnical divide and collaborative management in Brazils Taquari Basin

Elected officials and managers are both integral players in natural resource management. Politicians and technicians recognize that interdependencies exist, but finding organizational models that effectively integrate the distinct political and technical aspects of these endeavors remains a challenge. In Brazil

The tourist does leave a footprint

The holiday season is just over. Many of us would have encountered advertisements with words like “eco hotel” and “eco tours” to lure us to experience “nature’s lap” or “wilderness”. You might think such businesses are nature friendly. But they could turn out to be quite the contrary. It would …

Overcoming the challenges of doing participation in environment and development

These workshop proceedings is for those who have already decided to pursue a participatory approach to environment and development, but want to dip in to something which will help hem better understand the issues involved. Drawing on experience from different contexts within both developed and developing countries, these proceedings highlight …

Benefits for bonobos

An Associate Laureate of the 2004 Rolex Awards, Jo Thompson was selected for her pioneering efforts to save the bonobo, an endangered ape that dwells only in the Congo Basin region of Africa. During the Congo's war years (1998-2002), Thompson's wildlife project maintainted an active presence within the country. In …

User?producer interaction in housing energy innovations: Energy innovation as a communication challenge

Von Hippel and colleagues have highlighted the crucial role of users in innovation in different industries and types of products. They describe the innovation process in terms of the distinct domains of knowledge that producers and users possess. Producers have knowledge about technical solutions and users about their needs, the …

Rajasthan state forest policy 2010

The aim of this forest policy is environmental stability and ecological security through increasing vegetal cover which will lead to reduction in soil erosion and consequently dust particle in upper stratosphere. The reduction in stratospheric temperature is likely to increase the possibility of rains. Increased sequestration of carbon from the …

Their own suppliers

Thirty-something Gulab Kunju remembers the days when she would drink milk to quench thirst because drinking water was scarce. Her village Dhaurada had three hand pumps to meet the needs of more than 120 families settled in four hamlets. Each day she would make several trips to the nearest hand …

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