Open letters to the Ministry of Environment
Team: Kanchi Kohli, Manju Menon and Ashish Kothari
Contact: kanchi@hathway.com
A series of five letters were drafted on issues such as the systematic undermining of the environment by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, concerns of conservation in critical wildlife habitats, the draft National Environmental Policy, problematic environmental clearance mechanisms and its proposed re-engineering, and skewed representation of experts on clearance panels. These were widely circulated so that like minded individuals and organisations could endorse the letters. The letters were then sent to the MOEF and also simultaneously released to the press in several cities of the country. Some of the issues received wide publicity in the media. However, there has been no official response from the MOEF.
WHY IS THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUING TO ‘CLEAR’ CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITATS?
WILL THE DRAFT NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT POLICY REALLY SAFEGUARD INDIA’S ENVIRONMENT?
WHY IS THE GOVERNMENT SYSTEMATICALLY UNDERMINING THE ENVIRONMENT?
WHY ARE THE EXPERT COMMITTEES OF MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS DOMINATED BY EX - BUREAUCRATS, POLITICIANS AND ENGINEERS?
STOP THE REGRESSIVE CHANGES TO THE ENVIRONMENT CLEARANCE PROCESS
WHY IS THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT POLICY A SECRET?
SERIOUS CONCERN REGARDING THE "AGREEMENTS" BEING DRAFTED UNDER THE NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY ACT 2002 BY THE NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY AUTHORITY.
Contact: kanchi@hathway.com
A series of five letters were drafted on issues such as the systematic undermining of the environment by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, concerns of conservation in critical wildlife habitats, the draft National Environmental Policy, problematic environmental clearance mechanisms and its proposed re-engineering, and skewed representation of experts on clearance panels. These were widely circulated so that like minded individuals and organisations could endorse the letters. The letters were then sent to the MOEF and also simultaneously released to the press in several cities of the country. Some of the issues received wide publicity in the media. However, there has been no official response from the MOEF.
WHY IS THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUING TO ‘CLEAR’ CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITATS?
WILL THE DRAFT NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT POLICY REALLY SAFEGUARD INDIA’S ENVIRONMENT?
WHY IS THE GOVERNMENT SYSTEMATICALLY UNDERMINING THE ENVIRONMENT?
WHY ARE THE EXPERT COMMITTEES OF MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS DOMINATED BY EX - BUREAUCRATS, POLITICIANS AND ENGINEERS?
STOP THE REGRESSIVE CHANGES TO THE ENVIRONMENT CLEARANCE PROCESS
WHY IS THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT POLICY A SECRET?
SERIOUS CONCERN REGARDING THE "AGREEMENTS" BEING DRAFTED UNDER THE NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY ACT 2002 BY THE NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY AUTHORITY.
THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MUST MEET ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE AREAS REQUIRE SPECIAL ATTENTION
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