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How can India achieve sustainable human well-being?
As the Millennium Development Goals come up for review and possible reframing in 2015, discussions have been initiated within countries to assess possible ‘development’ frameworks that could more effectively lead to human well-being while ensuring ecological sustainability. This paper proposes a sustainability-centred framework of wellbeing for India, based on a set of principles and goals that would be relevant globally.
The Indicators for sustainable development / human well-being goals and targets for India, focus on environmental sustainability, and need to be complemented with goals/targets and indicators for other aspects of human well-being
SC case on tiger Buffers: Kalpavriksh Intervention
KV filed a Special Leave Petition in August 2012, in the matter of Ajay Dubey vs. UoI and others (commonly known as the tiger tourism case). The petition relates to the need of following due procedures including legally mandated gram sabha consultations while notifying buffer zones of tiger reserves. READ MORE
Newsletter: People in Conservation, May-October Volume 4. Issue 3, Hindi
The Documentation Center at Kalpavriksh brings you the updated - People in Conservation, The May-October Issue Vol 4 issue 3 (Hindi).
Check here for past issues People in Conservation Newsletters and Advocacy Updates
Ethiopia landgrab events
Kalpavriksh, Oakland Institute, PEACE, and INSAAF organised three events highlighting the role of Indian companies and government in massive landgrabs in Ethiopia and other African countries, on 5/6th February 2013. See Briefing note and press coverage...
- Ethiopia landgrab article -The Hindu 19 Feb 2013 Latest!
- Briefing Note: Ethiopia land acquisition further revised
- Ethiopia Speaks: Call against forcible land grab - Souzeina Mushtaq, Delhi, Hard News
- Indian companies involved in Ethiopia land grab-activists - Hindustan Times
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Indian companies' investments in Ethiopia displace people: Activists, Business Standard
- Indian investors are forcing Ethiopians off their land - Global development -John Vidal, The Guardian
- Ethiopia dam project is devastating the lives of remote indigenous groups - John Vidal, The Guardian
- As It Happened: Indian-Ethiopian Civil Society Summit on Land Investments
Newsletter Update: Protected Area Update December 2012
The 100th. issue of Protected Area Update December 2012 (Vol. XVIII No. 6) has been released. This issue reminisces about the early years and discusses relevant issues that need to be addressed. The issues are edited by Pankaj Sekhsaria. Back issues can be browsed at the Protected Area Update section. Other Outreach Newsletters, People in Conservation, can also be accessed from the Documentation Center.
Updates: The Magic Garden
Come re-enter the Magic Garden and breathe in the aroma of the flowers and let your imagination take wings with the stories about our fellow creatures that live and breathe the same air as we do...
Newsletter: People in Conservation, May-October Volume 4. Issue 3
The Documentation Center at Kalpavriksh brings you the updated - People in Conservation, The May-October Issue Vol 4 issue 3.
Check here for past issues People in Conservation Newsletters and Advocacy Updates