‘The peoples e-movement’ 1972: The Chipko movement in the Himalayas Women, ‘hug’ the trees. Say they will not let the woodcutters log their forests. Gets national attention (Anil Agarwal as young journalist reports in newspapers) journalist reports in newspapers) Wanted different development paradigm.
An investigation into the state of electrification in India’s remote villages
The Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute, an education and training initiative of CSE, was established to communicate the science, complexity and politics of environment across India, South Asia and the world. It seeks to build a constituency and cadre of knowledgeable, skilled and committed environmentalists – from students, decision-makers, field-level practitioners, civil society groups, journalists, lawyers, and concerned citizens.
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Today, in India, forest protection happens against all odds. There is no economic value seen in forests, but there is value seen in the development project for which forestland is required. Clearly, this is not the way to go. We need a value to be paid for standing forests; it needs to be shared with people who inhabit these lands; we need to grow trees in ways which bring money to the poor; and we need to learn how to protect, regenerate and grow trees, all at the same time.
The floods in the Himalayas have been ferocious and deadly. Fears are that the final body count could run into several thousands. There is no clear estimate of the number of villages wiped out, property destroyed, roads washed away and hydropower projects damaged in the mountain state of Uttarakhand. The mountains are bleeding and its people have been left battered, bruised and dead.
New Delhi The Anil Agarwal Dialogue was aimed to bring together NGOs, experts, policy makers and media from all across the country to discuss the issue of green clearance, their recommendations were collated into a charter of demands at the end of the two day brain-storming. For any other queries, contact Souparno Banerjee on 9910864339, souparno@cseindia.org This workshop is co supported by Jamsetji Tata Trust
Today, I want to tell you a true story of extraordinary courage. The past week, I was in Kasaragod, a district in Kerala, splendid in beauty and with abundant natural resources, but destroyed by the toxic chemical, endosulfan. The pesticide was aerially sprayed over cashew plantations, for some 20 years, in complete disregard of the fact that there is no demarcation between plantations and human habitation in this area. It is also a high rainfall region and so, the sprayed pesticide leached into the ground and flowed downstream.
24.2.91 The Anil Agarwal Reader
Anil Kumar Agarwal was the founder-director of the Centre for Science and Environment, India’s leading environmental NGO. Agarwal spent his lifetime advocating policies that involve the people in natural resource management and learn from India’s own traditions.