Press Release: We want justice for Patancheru
An epidemic which has been brewing in the outskirts of Hyderabad for more than 20 years, awaits justice at the National Green Tribunal, Chennai May 9th 2013. The valley of Patancheru in south-central India lies downstream from scores of pharmaceutical factories. Its waters have suffered heavy pollution by all sorts of industrial effluents for decades, [...]
CBD is 20 years Behind: All Stakeholders Need to Act
a“de-Formalizing CBD” series has reached the stage of having perspectives from the Conservationist herself on the ongoing negotiations. Today we have with us Ms Aban Marker Kabraji, Regional Director (Asia), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Here, the respected conservationist shares insights about South Asian regional co-operation for conserving endangered species and involvement of [...]
Conservation gets a boost from TEEB
Keeping with our mandate of tracking the COP 11 in Hyderabad, this is the second post in the series of “de-Formalizing CBD.” In the previous piece, Ms. Neha Sinha touched on the topic of “The Economics of Ecosystem and Biodiversity” (TEEB) so this time we decided to have perspectives of Dr. Luke Brander on [...]
The CBD fails to Protect India’s Rivers
India has a large number of rivers rich in biodiversity; it is considered a mega diverse country in the context of freshwater biodiversity. Millions of people depend on the riverine biodiversity and rivers for their needs and livelihoods. For Example: 10.8 million people depend on riverine fisheries in India. However, Indian rivers and riverine biodiversity [...]
Where is the Urgency in the Convention on Biological Diversity?
The Convention of Biodiversity (CBD) 11th Conference of Parties (COP-11) is being organized in Hyderabad where currently 193 countries are negotiating on issues surrounding biodiversity conservation. In addition, they are negotiating access to biodiversity & sharing benefits there from, utilization of traditional knowledge, and finance mechanisms to fund conservation. The whole process is very [...]
Sun Rises over Jammu & Kashmir
In November 2011, IYCN J&K invited Solar Punch on an exclusive tour to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. There were 5 musical performances using equipment powered only by the sun. But these performances were also meant to educate the public about renewable energy so the performances were supplemented with presentations on solar energy through demonstrations of [...]
Ready to move for the planet?
The following is a letter from Bill McKibben of 350.org, an international climate campaigns organization calling the people of this world to unite against climate change this year. September 24th, round it off on your calendars and join the Moving Planet Dear friends, The first few months of this year have been among the most [...]