Policy
ATREE's policy related work has three objectives. One, to
analyze policies regarding land use, conservation planning, and
management of resources. Two, to bring about a change in the policies.
Three, to provide a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas and
information that pertain to revisions or changes in policies (more...)
Projects
Coastal and marine conservation in India: strengthening policy and governance
Kartik Shanker, Aarthi Sridhar
Researchers from the Coastal Programme are involved in producing the following critical policy documents:
1. Statement on the CRZ Notification and Post-Tsunami Rehabilitation in Tamil Nadu. This report was commissioned by the UNDP, New Delhi
2. Review of the Swaminathan Committee Report on the CRZ Notification. This report was commissioned by the UNDP, New Delhi.
Restructuring policies and practices to ensure ecologically sustainable and socially responsible eco-tourism
Seema P, Santosh Basnett, Freeda Maria, Jojo T.D, Suman Rai, Gladwin Joseph
With support from the British High Commission, ATREE hopes to address the issues in ecotourism
and its role in achieving sustainable development. The project focuses on reviewing the strengths
and gaps in the existing eco tourism initiatives in Kerala, Karnataka and Darjeeling and to
come up with a white paper containing a profile of issues, regulations, and best practices
in ecotourism.(more...)
Reorienting Taxation Policies to Conserve Biodiversity & Promote Sustainability of Non-Timber Forest Produce
Manoj Dabas, Seema Purushothaman, Yogesh Ghore and Neha Ambastha
To determine the feasibility and viability of re-orienting taxation
policies and procedures applicable to forest products (specifically NTFPs) at
various levels in order to channelise much needed additional financial resources
for the overall development of the NTFP sector in India.
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Scope of Production Forestry in enhancing Carbon Mitigation in India
The project aims at creating a better understanding of the potential of production forestry
in carbon mitigation in India and to analyze the policy and procedural constraints that hinder
the achievement of this potential. (more...)
National Capacity Needs Self-Assessment (NCSA)
Gladwin Joseph, Ankila Hiremath, Kartik Shanker, Seema Purushothaman, Meera A. Oommen and Neha Ambastha
The National Capacity Self-Assessment (NCSA) aims at assessing priority national capacity
needs for meeting obligations under the various Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs).
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