Communicating environmental laws: development of outreach material

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Communicating environmental laws: development of outreach material Aarthi Sridhar, Marianne Manuel India’s environmental laws and policies such as the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification (2011), the Environmental Protection Act (1986), the Wildlife Protection Act (1972), the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification (2006) and the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers [Recognition of Forest Rights] Act (2006), to name but…

Wipro Earthian Project

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Empowering local fisher governance institutions for coastal regulation and management

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Empowering local fisher governance institutions for coastal regulation and management Aarthi Sridhar, Marianne Manuel, Arundhati Jagadish India abounds with legislation that regulates and manages activities in its coastal spaces. However, there is little room for coastal and fisher communities to participate in the design, operation and implementation of these legal frameworks. After years of persistent campaigns…

The Sharavati Learning Centre

Environmental Education, Past ProjectsBy superadmin October 17, 2017 Leave a comment

The Sharavati Learning Centre, Honnavar, Uttara Kannada. Duration Support Location Honnavar, Uttara Kannada Mahira Kakajiwala, Ananya Singh, Muralidharan M., Rutuja Dhamale, Naveen Namboothri, Aditya Bharadwaj and Maithili Panikar Across India, interpretation centres exist in prime locations, especially in areas of high biodiversity. Managed entirely by local forest departments, these centres have been developed with the goal…

Treasured Islands

Current Projects, Environmental EducationBy superadmin October 17, 2017 Leave a comment

Mainstreaming Environmental Education in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Duration 2014 – present Support Location Andaman and Nicobar Islands Kartik Shanker, Naveen Namboothri In order to improve the understanding and appreciation of the islands natural resources, ANET and Kalpavriksh came together in 1996 to create a place-based and contextual environmental education teachers training manual called ‘Treasured…

Alternative fisher livelihoods and olive ridley sea turtle conservation in Rushikulya, Odisha

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Alternative fisher livelihoods and olive ridley sea turtle conservation in Rushikulya, Odisha Ridhi Chandarana, Muralidharan M., Kartik Shanker In areas where marine turtles and local communities coexist, conflict can emerge due to the space shared on land and sea. With mounting international pressure to conserve turtles, most decisions to reduce this conflict are made by people…

Strengthening the legal framework on Coastal Commons

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Strengthening the legal framework on Coastal Commons Aarthi Sridhar The Coastal Regulation Zone, 2011 which is the dominant policy on coastal governance in India, makes a reference to ‘traditional rights and customary uses’ of coastal space by coastal communities, but it does not elaborate on what the terms ‘rights’ and ‘uses’ encompass. Today, India’s coasts…

Monitoring fish catch in the Muttukadu Lagoon

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Monitoring fish catch in the Muttukadu Lagoon Naveen Namboothri Lagoons are highly productive ecosystems and provide a range of social and ecological services. They are rich breeding grounds for a number of marine species, regulate flooding, provide protection from storms and are sites of aesthetic beauty. Many of India’s lagoons are degraded due to a…

Fisheries resource monitoring in Karnataka

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Fisheries resource monitoring in Karnataka Naveen Namboothri, Sajan John Historically referred to as the ‘mackerel coast’, Karnataka contributes significantly to India’s seafood industry. However, if one were to look beyond the benchmarks of ‘total catch’ and ‘Mean Sustainable Yield’, a different picture of its fisheries emerges. The characteristics of present-day fisheries in Karnataka shows not…

Addressing fisheries governance and management in the Andaman Islands

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Addressing fisheries governance and management in the Andaman Islands Aarthi Sridhar, Naveen Namboothri, Sahir Advani The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have rich marine resources that support a range of fisheries across the length of the islands. Fishers from different parts of India have been settled in these islands as a result of which there is…