Deliberating Environmental Policy in India by Ganguly Sunayana;

Author:Ganguly, Sunayana; [Sunayana Ganguly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Notes

1 This is supported by Tandon and Mohanty (2002, 52), who point out that “the national and the provincial level the bureaucracy is vested with the power to formulate the policies which are expected to bring benefits to the common people. This process which does not involve the opinion of the people in decision-making fails in many cases to take cognisance of their needs.”

2 The BSP is a USAID- funded consortium of the World Wildlife Fund.

3 Nature conservation policies are often based on the assumption that poor communities lack an appreciation for nature and pose a threat to biodiversity. Despite evidence that casts doubt on the link between poverty and the loss of biological diversity (Duraiappah 1998; Michaelidou and Decker 2003), the assumption that poor people are an impediment to biodiversity conservation has persisted in the international conservation arena.

4 Article 4.2, United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development (DRD), adopted by UN General Assembly resolution 411128 of December 4, 1986.

5 Interview with Madhu Sarin, human rights activist and member of the NBSAP technical and core policy group (May 5, 2010).

6 A. Sen, director, Planning Commission, “Ensuring Food Security in a Changing Climate,” organized by Gene Campaign, lecture conducted by Gene Campaign and Action Aid (New Delhi, April 24, 2010).

7 MoEF, Guidelines for selection of non-officials to various statutory, judicial, and other committees and other bodies in MOEF, 20011/3/2003 – GC, ministerial circular, 2004.

8 MoEF “Biodiversity NBSAP: India’s Experiences,” presentation by India: Global Launch of United Nations Decade on Biodiversity, Kanazawa, Japan, December 17, 2011, http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/united-nations-biodiversity-decade-launched-in-kanazawa.html (accessed June 12, 2012).

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