Most of the documents on this website which relate to wildlife conservation, to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, to appraisal and evaluation, or to large dams, could be classified under the broad head of “environment and forests”. However, they have been segregated into their own cubby holes, keeping In mind the specialised interests of many of the potential visitors to this site.
The 1990s were a period when the Government of India was engaged, in a big way, at trying to develop new programmes for different aspects of environment and forest conservation, and to raise both domestic and international funds for the purpose. Towards this end, there was much demand for inputs into the national planning process and many of the documents featured here are essentially an effort to provide such an input.
There was also a need to design programmes and projects for international support, especially through the Global Environment Facility and the World bank and its initiatives relating to the development of the NBSAP (National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, or “Action Programmes” , as they were known in India). Therefore, many of the documents of the 1990s and the early 2000s were designed to inform and influence the thinking of the Indian Government and to assist in the formulation of their policies and plans. Some were also designed to help seek international financial support. These inputs were mostly solicited by the Government of India and the cost of research supported by them directly, or with the help of international agencies like the UNDP.
Shekhar Singh
Documents under Environment & Forests
1981-Land and Water Policy for India
1984 – Environmental Policy in India
1985 – Some Aspects of the Ecological Crisis in India
1989 – Global Environmental Debate
1992-Legal Provisions Relating to Biodiversity Conservation in India
1997-The Gang of Four
1999 – Sovereignity, Equity and the Global Environment
2000 – Environmental Conservation Laws in India
2002-Policy and Planning for Ecological Security
2003 – Interlinking of Rivers – Booklet
2003-Linking of Rivers – Submission to Prime Minister
2006 – Transparency and the Natural Environment
2007 – Environmental Security
2008- Caring for the Earth : Conserving Our Environment While Meeting Our Economic Needs
2008 – Towards a Social Charter for the Environment
2011-Evolution and Implementation of Environmental Policy in India – Performance of the Congress Led National Governments in India
2022-Traditional Indian Strategies for Environmental Conservation
Biodiversity
Documents under Environment & Forests – Biodiversity
1992-Legal Provisions Relating to Biodiversity Conservation in India
1993 – Biodiversity Conservation in India
1994-Institutional Support for the Protection of East African Biodiversity
1995-Conserving Biodiversity
1995 – Human Population, Biodiversity & Protected Areas- Science & Policy Issues
1999 – GEF ops4 – Comments by R. Picciotto & Shekhar Singh
1999 – GEF ops4 – Comments of the Senior Independent Evaluation Advisors
1999 – Protecting Biodiversity Under the Wildlife Protected Area System in India: A Status Report
1999 – Biodiversity Enabling Activities: India Case Study
2000- Strengthening Conservation Cultures-Local Communities & Biodiversity Conservation
2000-Interim Assessment of Biodiversity Enabling Activities
2000 – Setting Biodiversity Conservation Priorities for India – Volume I
2000 – Setting Biodiversity Conservation Priorities for India – Volume II
2000-Capacity Development for Biodiversity Conservation
2001 – Biodiversity Programme Study
2004 – Ensuring Biological Security
Capacity Development
Documents under Environment & Forests – Capacity Development
1992 – HRD Needs in the Environment Sector – Training
1993 – Institutional Structures and Environmental Management
2000 – Capacity Development for Biodiversity Conservation
2000 – Country Capacity Development – Needs and Priorities – A Synthesis
2000 – Country Capacity Development – Needs & Priorities – Regional Report for Asia Pacific
Forests
Documents under Environment & Forests – Forests
1985 – Forests in India
1987-The India Papers – Aspects of NGO Participation in Social Forestry – UN NGLS
1998 – Report of the Working Group on Prospects of Making Degraded Forests Available to Private Entrepreneurs
2002-Forests and Allied Matters in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Vol-I – Report for the Supreme Court
2004-Report on the Vasant Kunj Ridge & Forest Area
2008-The Forest Rights Act 2007: Implications for Forest Dwellers and Protected Areas
Relevant Unpublished/Out-of-print Documents by Other Authors
1990-Report of the Duleep Matthai Chaired Committee on Forestry in India
Natural Resources Accounting
Documents under Environment & Forests – Natural Resources Accounting
1992 – Socio Economic Costs of Environmental Degradation- Some Policy Issues
1993-Eco-Funds – Budgeting for Environment
2000 – Marketing the Environment
2001 – Natural Resource Accounting and Budgeting – An Alternate Methodologys
2001 – Some Thoughts on Consumption Patterns
Planning
Documents under Environment & Forests – Planning
1990 – Approach to Environment and Forests
1993-Planning for Environmental Sustainability
1993 – Planning for Environmental Sustainability
1996-Conserving Ecologically Fragile Ecosystems – Report of the Task Force
1998-Report of the Working Group on Privatisation of Forests
2000 – Environmental Conservation Laws in India
2001 – Some Thoughts on Consumption Patterns
2006- Report of the Task Force on Governance, Transparency Participation, and Environmental Impact Assessment in the Environment and Forest Sector For the XI Five Year Plan
2007- Report of the Planning Commission Task Force on EIAs
