From kvriksh@vsnl.com Sun Oct 3 14:03:22 2004 Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 19:21:20 +0530 From: kvrikshReply-To: indianenvironment@yahoogroups.co.in To: indianenvironment@yahoogroups.co.in Subject: [indianenvironment] Undermining India - reprint of Kalpavriksh report available [ The following text is in the "ISO-8859-1" character set. ] [ Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set. ] [ Some characters may be displayed incorrectly. ] Dear All, In March 2003 Kalpavriksh had produced a report titled: 'Undermining India - Impacts of mining on ecologically sensitive areas'. The report has now been reprinted in 2004. Please see a short description below. regards, Neeraj Undermining India: Impacts of Mining on Ecologically Sensitive Areas Neeraj Vagholikar and Kaustubh Moghe, with Ritwick Dutta. Published by Kalpavriksh, 2003; Reprint 2004. Pp105, Rs.75/-, USD 8/- Existing and proposed mining activities threaten ecologically sensitive areas across India. These include protected areas and wildlife corridors; other areas rich in biodiversity and crucial water catchments. Many of these areas are also home to to tribal peoples and other communities whose livelihood security is threatened by mining. While a substantial number of the mining threats are from ongoing mining (both large and small), a major emerging threat is new mining, particularly in light of the liberalisation of the mining sector in the past few years which has 'opened up' access to more areas. This report covers the following: a national picture of ecologically sensitive areas threatened by existing or proposed mining activities; an analysis of the legal and policy framework on mining and environment; the response of citizens and Indian courts to mining threats; a review of current practices for ecological amelioration of abandoned mines; and a set of concrete recommendations on the issue. Copies can be obtained by courier or post. Postage and handling charges for a single copy despatched by Registered Book Post within India will be Rs. 25/- The payment can be sent by demand draft or money order payable to 'Kalpavriksh' at Pune to the following address: Swati Kalpavriksh, Apartment No. 5, Shree Dutta Krupa, 908 Deccan Gymkhana, Pune - 411004. Phone: 020 - 25654239/25675450 Telefax: 020 - 25654239 For further enquiries contact Swati at: kvbooks@vsnl.net regards, Neeraj Vagholikar Kalpavriksh Apt. 5, Sri Dutta Krupa, 908 Deccan Gymkhana Pune 411004 India Tel: + 91 20 25654239 / 25675450 Fax: 25654239 Email: kvriksh@vsnl.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/indianenvironment/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: indianenvironment-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.co.in <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://in.docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/