The Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment and Development (CISED) is organising a two week short-term course on 'Environment and Rural Development' in September 2007. CISED is a Centre of Excellence being promoted by Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangalore.
The course is targeted towards senior persons from practitioner and activist organisations, policy research and advocacy groups, PhD students, journalists and policy-makers who work on questions of NRM-based rural development and others who are interested in developing their analytical capacity in this area.
Explaining why CISED decided to start the course, Dr Sharachchandra Lele, Course Coordinator, says, " During our own research on NRM based issues we realised that researchers, and more so practitioners and policy makers, find it difficult to follow the rapidly changing debates on various issues. The course we have designed is meant to expose participants to basic concepts, debates, analytical approaches and emerging issues in the area of NRM-based Rural Development, particularly forests and water".
If you are seriously interested in enrolling for the course, please contact : Dr Sharachchandra Lele, Course Coordinator, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment and Development ISEC Campus, Nagarabhavi, Bangalore 560 072
Tel: 080-2321-7013/2321-5804, Fax: 2321-7008
Email: cised@isec.ac.in, Web: http://www.cised.org/
email communications from Dr Nitin Rai, Fellow, ATREE
Friday, June 22, 2007
Here's an interesting article about Community Initiatives and Community Conservation Areas
Check it out here at http://www.indiatogether.org/2007/jun/env-ccas.htm
source : email communication from Mr Samuel Thomas, ATREE's Communications Officer
source : email communication from Mr Samuel Thomas, ATREE's Communications Officer
Wipro launches India's first green computers
Wipro has launched eight new green computers under a new energy efficient green initiative called Wipro Greenware.
Wipro Greenware product range currently includes five desktops and three notebooks.
To get the full story, check out these links
http://www.indiaenews.com/business/20070614/56182.htm
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEB20070614191410
Contributed by Nikhil Lele, Senior Research Associate, Eco-Informatics Cente, ATREE
Wipro Greenware product range currently includes five desktops and three notebooks.
To get the full story, check out these links
http://www.indiaenews.com/business/20070614/56182.htm
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEB20070614191410
Contributed by Nikhil Lele, Senior Research Associate, Eco-Informatics Cente, ATREE
Two more invitations
Here are two invitations - One to the Green Law lecture and the other to Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Garden's inauguration of Youth Club - 2007 at Mysore Zoo.
Contributed by Nitin, ATREE Librarian
Contributed by Nitin, ATREE Librarian
Seminar on June 25th at CISED
Institute for Social and Economic Change - Seminar Series
Dr. Sandeep Pandey, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, 2002, Visitor, CISED
will be presenting a seminar on 'Strengthening of Democracy at the Grassroots'
at 3.30 PM on Monday, 25th June, 2007, at ISEC Seminar Hall
All are welcome
The abstract of the Seminar and a brief note on the presenter are attached
Tea/ Coffee will be served before the Seminar
Dr.V.Anil Kumar
Seminar Coordinator
Asst. Professor Centre for Decentralisation and DevelopmentInstitute for Social and Economic Change,Nagarabhavi PO, Bangalore - 560 072
Phone: 080-23215468; 23215519; 23215592 Extn.417Fax: 080-23217008
E-mail: seminarcoordinator@isec.ac.inVISIT ISEC'S WEBSITE: www.isec.ac.in
Dr. Sandeep Pandey, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, 2002, Visitor, CISED
will be presenting a seminar on 'Strengthening of Democracy at the Grassroots'
at 3.30 PM on Monday, 25th June, 2007, at ISEC Seminar Hall
All are welcome
The abstract of the Seminar and a brief note on the presenter are attached
Tea/ Coffee will be served before the Seminar
Dr.V.Anil Kumar
Seminar Coordinator
Asst. Professor Centre for Decentralisation and DevelopmentInstitute for Social and Economic Change,Nagarabhavi PO, Bangalore - 560 072
Phone: 080-23215468; 23215519; 23215592 Extn.417Fax: 080-23217008
E-mail: seminarcoordinator@isec.ac.inVISIT ISEC'S WEBSITE: www.isec.ac.in
ClimateHimalaya's synthesis report of the E-conference on Climate Change
Dear Friends,
We are pleased to share the synthesis report of the E-conference on "Climate Change and the Himalayan Glaciers", held from 7 May 2007 to 30 May 2007 to celebrate the World Environment Day (WED 2007) in Nepal and the Himalayas.
The event was organised by *ClimateHimalaya*, a voluntary electronic network of climate change professionals working across the region. ClimateHimalaya is a pilot project of the *Environmentalists' Association of Nepal* and aims to develop a mechanism in which all regional and international experts working in this region can interplay to produce better information to tackle various issues related to climate change and its subsequent effect on different landscapes and at different ecological levels. The present e-conference is the first attempt toward attaining this goal.
During the e-conference, we received about 161 entries from around 150 participants representing 26 countries of Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Out of this about 60% were from Himalayan countries and rest from other parts of the world.
We like to take this opportunity to thank you all who have contributed to make this e-conference a big success.
The report can also be accessed online and downloaded from the event site at http://www.freewebs.com/climatehimalaya/synthesis.htm
*Your support to circulate this information to a wider reach would be highly appreciated.*
Sincerely,
Mr. Tek Jung Mahat, Dr. Madan Koirala, Mr. Laxman Belbase and
Mr. Parveen Chhetri
ClimateHimalaya
E-mail: climatehimalaya@gmail.com
Web: http://www.freewebs.com/climatehimalaya/index.htm
Discussion archive of the E-conference on "Climate Change and the
Himalayan Glaciers": http://groups.google.com/group/climatehimalaya
Be responsible and put moral pressure over others to become responsible...
We are pleased to share the synthesis report of the E-conference on "Climate Change and the Himalayan Glaciers", held from 7 May 2007 to 30 May 2007 to celebrate the World Environment Day (WED 2007) in Nepal and the Himalayas.
The event was organised by *ClimateHimalaya*, a voluntary electronic network of climate change professionals working across the region. ClimateHimalaya is a pilot project of the *Environmentalists' Association of Nepal* and aims to develop a mechanism in which all regional and international experts working in this region can interplay to produce better information to tackle various issues related to climate change and its subsequent effect on different landscapes and at different ecological levels. The present e-conference is the first attempt toward attaining this goal.
During the e-conference, we received about 161 entries from around 150 participants representing 26 countries of Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Out of this about 60% were from Himalayan countries and rest from other parts of the world.
We like to take this opportunity to thank you all who have contributed to make this e-conference a big success.
The report can also be accessed online and downloaded from the event site at http://www.freewebs.com/climatehimalaya/synthesis.htm
*Your support to circulate this information to a wider reach would be highly appreciated.*
Sincerely,
Mr. Tek Jung Mahat, Dr. Madan Koirala, Mr. Laxman Belbase and
Mr. Parveen Chhetri
ClimateHimalaya
E-mail: climatehimalaya@gmail.com
Web: http://www.freewebs.com/climatehimalaya/index.htm
Discussion archive of the E-conference on "Climate Change and the
Himalayan Glaciers": http://groups.google.com/group/climatehimalaya
Be responsible and put moral pressure over others to become responsible...
Thursday, June 21, 2007
ATREE, Kalpavriksh, Nature Conservation Foundation, Council for Social Development and Samrakshan appeal to PM to save the tigers.
The two news stories below present the call for action from the concerned NGOs
Keep firms off tiger land
DH News Service, New Delhi
Worried about the dwindling tiger count, environmentalists have asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to declare areas around tiger reserves as “critical wildlife habitats”, which will be off-limit to the industry and businesses including hotels and tour operators.
Requesting the Prime Minister to secure tiger habitats against “destructive development”, they said in their letter that such notification would not allow projects like mining, big dams, expressways, industries, logging and urban infrastructure to come up near the forests.
There are provisions in the national environment policy which describe these spots as “sites with incomparable values” and in the Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (recognition of forest rights) Act, 2006 that portrays such spots as “critical wildlife habitats”.
Another suggestion is to set up a sanctuary advisory committee, as mandated by the Wild Life Amendment Act 2003. No state has set up this panel so far, says the green outfits that include Kalpavriksha, Bangalore’s Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment and Mysore’s Nature Conservation Foundation.
According to the ongoing tiger census being conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India, the tiger count has gone down significantly in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattishgarh and Rajasthan compared to the last census. While these states accounted for 1,006 tigers in 2001-02, the count has gone down to 417 at the moment.
However, WII scientists claim that earlier census was based only on pug-marks, whereas the ongoing one is more scientific as it combines a number of technologies including camera trapping and scat DNA analysis. The tiger census for the entire country is likely to be completed by the end of 2007.
Filling up the vacancies in the forest department should also be a priority for the government to tide over the tiger crisis, they say, adding that recruitment of younger ground level staff in forest departments especially from local communities is required because of the hazardous and energetic nature of the job.
From the Deccan Herald, 21st June 2007 http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jun212007/national200706208550.asp
Plea to Manmohan to save tigers
Special Correspondent NEW DELHI: Concerned over the depleting tiger population in the country, wildlife lovers and environmentalists have asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to issue a special statement that would facilitate a resolution at the next meeting of the National Development Council, and direct the State Governments to take measures concerning the issue.
Despite measures recommended by various committees, policy statements and the report of the Tiger Task Force, The action taken was inadequate, a joint letter to Dr. Singh pointed out. Figures of tiger population in central India, based on the ongoing study by the Wildlife Institute of India and National Tiger Conservation Authority, show the gravity of the crisis. The study shows that in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan, the tiger population estimates are down by 50 per cent.
Action needed
“We are dismayed over the initial reaction of the Ministry of Environment and Forests that these are not official figures when the WII is a Government institute. It is also disappointing to hear some State Governments continuing to claim that all is well in their tiger habitats. It is high time the Government accepted that there is a crisis. This is crucial to mobilise and motivate all rungs of the Central and State Governments, as also ordinary citizens, to take action,” the letter said.
The signatories to the letter are: Kalpavriksh, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment, Nature Conservation Foundation, Council for Social Development and Samrakshan.
From The Hindu, 21st June 2007
http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/21/stories/2007062150551300.htm
Contributed by Mr Samuel Thomas, ATREE's Communications Officer
Keep firms off tiger land
DH News Service, New Delhi
Worried about the dwindling tiger count, environmentalists have asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to declare areas around tiger reserves as “critical wildlife habitats”, which will be off-limit to the industry and businesses including hotels and tour operators.
Requesting the Prime Minister to secure tiger habitats against “destructive development”, they said in their letter that such notification would not allow projects like mining, big dams, expressways, industries, logging and urban infrastructure to come up near the forests.
There are provisions in the national environment policy which describe these spots as “sites with incomparable values” and in the Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (recognition of forest rights) Act, 2006 that portrays such spots as “critical wildlife habitats”.
Another suggestion is to set up a sanctuary advisory committee, as mandated by the Wild Life Amendment Act 2003. No state has set up this panel so far, says the green outfits that include Kalpavriksha, Bangalore’s Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment and Mysore’s Nature Conservation Foundation.
According to the ongoing tiger census being conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India, the tiger count has gone down significantly in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattishgarh and Rajasthan compared to the last census. While these states accounted for 1,006 tigers in 2001-02, the count has gone down to 417 at the moment.
However, WII scientists claim that earlier census was based only on pug-marks, whereas the ongoing one is more scientific as it combines a number of technologies including camera trapping and scat DNA analysis. The tiger census for the entire country is likely to be completed by the end of 2007.
Filling up the vacancies in the forest department should also be a priority for the government to tide over the tiger crisis, they say, adding that recruitment of younger ground level staff in forest departments especially from local communities is required because of the hazardous and energetic nature of the job.
From the Deccan Herald, 21st June 2007 http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jun212007/national200706208550.asp
Plea to Manmohan to save tigers
Special Correspondent NEW DELHI: Concerned over the depleting tiger population in the country, wildlife lovers and environmentalists have asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to issue a special statement that would facilitate a resolution at the next meeting of the National Development Council, and direct the State Governments to take measures concerning the issue.
Despite measures recommended by various committees, policy statements and the report of the Tiger Task Force, The action taken was inadequate, a joint letter to Dr. Singh pointed out. Figures of tiger population in central India, based on the ongoing study by the Wildlife Institute of India and National Tiger Conservation Authority, show the gravity of the crisis. The study shows that in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan, the tiger population estimates are down by 50 per cent.
Action needed
“We are dismayed over the initial reaction of the Ministry of Environment and Forests that these are not official figures when the WII is a Government institute. It is also disappointing to hear some State Governments continuing to claim that all is well in their tiger habitats. It is high time the Government accepted that there is a crisis. This is crucial to mobilise and motivate all rungs of the Central and State Governments, as also ordinary citizens, to take action,” the letter said.
The signatories to the letter are: Kalpavriksh, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment, Nature Conservation Foundation, Council for Social Development and Samrakshan.
From The Hindu, 21st June 2007
http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/21/stories/2007062150551300.htm
Contributed by Mr Samuel Thomas, ATREE's Communications Officer
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Six Vacancies at ICIMOD
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is an international, independent mountain learning and knowledge centre committed to improving the sustainable livelihoods of mountain peoples in the extended Himalayan region.
ICIMOD serves eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) area: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan as well as the global mountain community.
Founded in 1983, ICIMOD is based in Kathmandu, Nepal, and brings together a partnership of its regional member countries, over 300 partner institutions, and committed donors.
ICIMOD is currently seeking to recruit qualified persons for the following vacant professional level positions for which applications are now invited.
· Senior Economist
A proven background in natural resource economics, development economics, and/or applied economics with a Ph.D. in the relevant field; 6 years experiences in micro credit and micro enterprise, value chains are desired, specific works on remittances, micro-credits, and migration is an additional asset; experience in poverty reduction initiatives through livelihood development in the rural communities preferable in rural mountainous areas.
· Information and Knowledge Management Coordinator
An advanced degree in a relevant discipline with specialization in knowledge management; 10 years of experience in the field of knowledge management and development communication, of which part preferably has been gained in the region
· Capacity Development Officer
Post graduate academic background in social sciences, psychology, pedagogy, adult education, training management or institutional development; 10 years’ professional experience in managing training programs, unit or facility, part of which should be in mountain related-field: natural resources management, livelihood development, poverty alleviation, etc, preferably in the HKH region.
· Environmental Change Specialist
Preferably a PhD. academic background or equivalent experience, in environmental change or climate change with an up-to-date research knowledge and expertise in networking, multi-disciplinary research and institutional coordination.
· Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist
A post-graduate academic degree or equivalent in natural resource management or social sciences with a thrust towards natural resources management; 5 years of work experience in the field of disaster risk reduction, of which part preferably has been gained in the HKH region.
· Programme Manager, Integrated Water & Land Management
Post-graduate academic degree or equivalent in water, land, or natural resource management or related fields; 10 years of work experience in integrated research and development work, of which part preferably has been gained in the HKH region.
Further information on the vacancies, including Terms of Reference for the positions, can be found at http://www.icimod.org/ or can be requested from the address below.
Applications with complete curriculum vitae together with the names and addresses of three referees should be sent to the following address not later than 16 July 2007.
- Applications from qualified women and disadvantaged section of the society are strongly encouraged.
- Only short- listed candidates will be notified.
Address for correspondence
HRD Officer, ICIMOD, GPO Box 3226, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: (00977-1) 5003222; Fax: (00977-1) 5003299 / 5003277
E-mail: hrd@icimod.org
source : email from CBS Kansakar, ICIMOD
ICIMOD serves eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) area: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan as well as the global mountain community.
Founded in 1983, ICIMOD is based in Kathmandu, Nepal, and brings together a partnership of its regional member countries, over 300 partner institutions, and committed donors.
ICIMOD is currently seeking to recruit qualified persons for the following vacant professional level positions for which applications are now invited.
· Senior Economist
A proven background in natural resource economics, development economics, and/or applied economics with a Ph.D. in the relevant field; 6 years experiences in micro credit and micro enterprise, value chains are desired, specific works on remittances, micro-credits, and migration is an additional asset; experience in poverty reduction initiatives through livelihood development in the rural communities preferable in rural mountainous areas.
· Information and Knowledge Management Coordinator
An advanced degree in a relevant discipline with specialization in knowledge management; 10 years of experience in the field of knowledge management and development communication, of which part preferably has been gained in the region
· Capacity Development Officer
Post graduate academic background in social sciences, psychology, pedagogy, adult education, training management or institutional development; 10 years’ professional experience in managing training programs, unit or facility, part of which should be in mountain related-field: natural resources management, livelihood development, poverty alleviation, etc, preferably in the HKH region.
· Environmental Change Specialist
Preferably a PhD. academic background or equivalent experience, in environmental change or climate change with an up-to-date research knowledge and expertise in networking, multi-disciplinary research and institutional coordination.
· Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist
A post-graduate academic degree or equivalent in natural resource management or social sciences with a thrust towards natural resources management; 5 years of work experience in the field of disaster risk reduction, of which part preferably has been gained in the HKH region.
· Programme Manager, Integrated Water & Land Management
Post-graduate academic degree or equivalent in water, land, or natural resource management or related fields; 10 years of work experience in integrated research and development work, of which part preferably has been gained in the HKH region.
Further information on the vacancies, including Terms of Reference for the positions, can be found at http://www.icimod.org/ or can be requested from the address below.
Applications with complete curriculum vitae together with the names and addresses of three referees should be sent to the following address not later than 16 July 2007.
- Applications from qualified women and disadvantaged section of the society are strongly encouraged.
- Only short- listed candidates will be notified.
Address for correspondence
HRD Officer, ICIMOD, GPO Box 3226, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: (00977-1) 5003222; Fax: (00977-1) 5003299 / 5003277
E-mail: hrd@icimod.org
source : email from CBS Kansakar, ICIMOD
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