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A documentary film directed by Susanta Biswas titled "Tribal Women, Afforestation and Sustainability" was selected and screened in the 15th Kolkata Film Festival 2009. A certificate in this regard was handed over on a function held at NANDAN by The Director, Kolkata Film…

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Terra Viva Grants is an information directory of international grant funding for agriculture, energy, environment, and natural resources in the developing world. These

are the “green” sectors of development, and the biophysical foundation of the

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We are proud to introduce you to the first 'Online NGO Support Campaign' for NGOs in India by www.ngofundsindia.org.

NGOFUNDSINDIA(NFI) is an online initiative of a team of expert…

Indigenous Voices at the United Nations

The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is an advisory body to the Economic and Social Council, with a mandate to discuss indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the

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Applications for grants under the Small Grants Programme under the Second Decade will be accepted between 1 July 2010 and 1 October 2010. Applications are to be…

Environment education is a lifelong process with the objective of inculcating among children a sense of respect and responsibility towards the environment. This education has to start as early as possible.…

• To assess the state of forestry education and research in the Asia-Pacific Region.
• To identify major issues and challenges confronting the forestry education and research…

Applied Environmental Research Foundation, Pune is working towards development of forests & biodiversity in western ghat areas. As a moral responsibility, lets contribute them to develop forest area which is rapidly declining in India due to various anthropogenic activities. Let it be a very little amount but definitely if we put our hands together i think it will definetely make a huge difference.

Raghava

I hope that this write up, might get noticed by some policymakers who wish to implement environmental laws in practical India.

Today, in the morning when I was on my way to my office (in New Delhi), I came across a storm water drain. The drain was carrying effluent water with dark green colour and strong odour. On the further way ahead, my mind was completely occupied by the fate of that effluent, its effects on the water bodies, on the flora and fauna of…

One of my favorite professors at school, Dr. Tim Henry, who practiced dentistry for a while, and now teaches anatomy & physiology, amongst other subjects, lent form to a nebulous idea that had been floating in my mind for a long time. He views the imbalance on our planet akin to imbalance in our body - disease as a dangerous shift from a stable condition of health or…