Final technical report of the NBSAP

Forthcoming publication:

"Securing India's Future: Final Technical Report of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP)".

This publication (see fuller description here) consists of:
1. A full-colour booklet containing the Concise Version of the report (about 70 pages), and
2. a CD containing the full report in two volumes (approx. 1300 pages), 28 state/union territory action plans, 16 local action plans, 12 thematic action plans, 10 ecoregional action plans, 35 subthematic papers, over 20 methodological and conceptual notes, a detailed Process Document, and images of the NBSAP process.

The NBSAP process, carried out over the period 2000-2004, undertook a nation-wide exercise of information collation and planning. It involved over 50,000 people in various activities and events. The resulting document with detailed recommendations on all aspects of biodiversity, has unfortunately been moving at snail's pace at the Ministry of Environment and Forests (which commissioned it in the first place...but that's another story!). The final action plan is yet to emerge from MoEF, and we have no idea what it will contain. Hence we are publishing this report (along with all other key documents) on our own, and making it available to the public.

The publication will cost Rs. 150 or US$15 each. But members of these listserves can avail of discounts as below:

Advance copies ordered before 30th September (1-10 copies): 20% discount (Rs. 120 or $12 each)
Advance copies bulk order (Above 10 copies): 33% discount (Rs. 100 or $10 each)
Bulk orders (Above 10 copies) after 30th Sept: 20% discount (Rs. 120 or $12 each)

For details, and orders, pl. write to Swati Arjunwadkar at kvbooks@vsnl.net.