In this new briefing paper Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) focuses on state of waterbodies, conservation and management in India and provides a review of the existing policies, acts and laws to tackle loss of urban water bodies.
There is no slowdown in dieselisation, finds the latest analysis by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). How then, asks CSE, can the automobile industry claim that diesel cars use negligible amount of the fuel?
This document contains the presentation delivered by S. Palit, Community Forestry International (CFI) on "Umiam sub-watershed REDD+ project, Meghalaya, India" during the South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change 2011 organized by CSE, held on 16-17 Nov 2011. The presentation provides information on Plan Vivo and its monitoring & payments.
for full presentation: http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/watershed_redd.pdf
This document contains the presentation delivered by Raj Kumar Kapoor, Adll. Pr. Chief Conservator of Forests cum Chief Project Director, Mid Himalayan Watershed Project, Himachal Pradesh on "Improving Watersheds & Community Livelihoods Through CDM Carbon Revenue – Case Study from Himachal Pradesh, India" during the South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change 2011 organized by CSE, held on 16-17 Nov 2011.
for full presentation: http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/improving_watersheds.pdf
This document contains the presentation delivered by Dr Subrata Bose, Project Co-ordinator (CDM), Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi on CDM –Subsidy to Fossils or Leapfrog to Technology during the South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change 2011 organized by CSE, held on 16-17 Nov 2011.
for full presentation: http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/subsidy_fossils.pdf
Climate impacts in Indian Sundarbans are severe and have all the more worsened because of official apathy and complete lack of development planning in this region says this new study by the CSE.
At Durban Climate Conference, the world has agreed to urgent action, but now it is critical that this action to reduce emissions must be based on equity says Centre for Science and Environment.
The Centre for Science and Environment that has been advocating urgent parking reforms to reduce personal vehicle usage to cut congestion and pollution welcomes the new proposal of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to hike parking charges substantially in the city as a step towards further reform.
