Policies for Environmental Education

[Jayalakshmi]

Can anyone help me find the Indian Legislation/policies for Environmental education.

[Rakesh Yadav]

Hi Jayalakshmi

I am not sure, however, I would like to share with you that I am also looking at similar thing, I am planning to organize some training programmes on corporate sustainability, reporting and assurance.

I see that you are from Karnataka, kindly share your details.

I am working as Associate director with www.roionline.org and volunteering with www.fairfood.org with further some of the philanthropic activities.

My email ids are as follows [e-mail] and [e-mail]

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks & Regards

Rakesh

[Mahazareen Dastur]

Try going through http://www.ceeindia.org/cee/index.htm. Hope this helps.

[Satya Prakash Mehra]

Dear Jayalakshmi,

a great concern is raised by you which is appreciable and requirement of the time for every platform to put forward such issues for mass awareness that is why Environmental Education was introduced....

Right to Constitutional remedies & Environment could be traced down by Article 32 & Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 

Article 32 is one of the Fundamental Rights - known as "right to constitutional remedies" for the enforcement of the fundamental rights by Honorable Supreme Court of India. Similarly, Article 226 by Honorable High Court of respective state.

Under PIL Courts possess wide powers to grant relief and prevent any activity endangering humans and damaging the environment. PIL can be brought by any public-spirited person, who may not be aggrieved persons, for a common cause or against any activity or conduct which adversely affects the public at large or group of persons.

The Courts while granting relief to the aggrieved and checking activities injurious to environment have issued orders, directions and writs from time to time.

In one of the PIL [M. C. Mehta v. Union of India (1992) 1 SCC 358], The Supreme Court recognized that keeping the citizens informed as a social obligation of the Government, particularly about the environment free of cost and ordered that environmental education be introduced compulsorily at all the levels of education; and there should be mass awareness and education programmes through mass media like Radio, T.V. etc. Such orders were issued under Article 32 of the Constitution of India.

It was through this PIL, Honorable issued the directions to the Central Government to fulfill the obligation of environmental education as mandatory subject in schools and colleges.

Wishes & regards

Dr Satya Prakash Mehra

Conservation Biologist cum Social Activist

Rajputana Society of Natural History

Rajasthan, India

[Jayalakshmi]

Dear sir,

Thanks a lot for information sharing with me.

could u please tell me the what are the recommendations for Environmental Education.

Regards,

jayalakshmi 

Satya Prakash Mehra said:

Dear Jayalakshmi,

a great concern is raised by you which is appreciable and requirement of the time for every platform to put forward such issues for mass awareness that is why Environmental Education was introduced....

Right to Constitutional remedies & Environment could be traced down by Article 32 & Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 

Article 32 is one of the Fundamental Rights - known as "right to constitutional remedies" for the enforcement of the fundamental rights by Honorable Supreme Court of India. Similarly, Article 226 by Honorable High Court of respective state.

Under PIL Courts possess wide powers to grant relief and prevent any activity endangering humans and damaging the environment. PIL can be brought by any public-spirited person, who may not be aggrieved persons, for a common cause or against any activity or conduct which adversely affects the public at large or group of persons.

The Courts while granting relief to the aggrieved and checking activities injurious to environment have issued orders, directions and writs from time to time.

In one of the PIL [M. C. Mehta v. Union of India (1992) 1 SCC 358], The Supreme Court recognized that keeping the citizens informed as a social obligation of the Government, particularly about the environment free of cost and ordered that environmental education be introduced compulsorily at all the levels of education; and there should be mass awareness and education programmes through mass media like Radio, T.V. etc. Such orders were issued under Article 32 of the Constitution of India.

It was through this PIL, Honorable issued the directions to the Central Government to fulfill the obligation of environmental education as mandatory subject in schools and colleges.

Wishes & regards

Dr Satya Prakash Mehra

Conservation Biologist cum Social Activist

Rajputana Society of Natural History

Rajasthan, India

[Payal Pancholi]

thanks to all of you sharing knowledge with us....