All Goans in Goa should be interested in what is happening to our environment and possibly they can help India Centre and India Centre can help them
Cheers Aloysius ----- Original Message ----- From: "India Centre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 6:10 PM Subject: NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON Environment Humanrights and Law > > NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON Environment Humanrights and Law > April 28-30, 2006 > Mumbai > > Dear All, > > Greetings from India Centre for Human Rights and Law (ICHRL). We are a > human rights organization in Mumbai, part of the national network; Human > Rights Law Netork (HRLN). We are glad to inform you that we are organizing > a NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON ENVIRONMENT, HUMANRIGHTS AND LAW during April > 28-30, 2006 at Mumbai for activists and lawyers across the country. > > In the present scenario of mounting pressures on our finite environmental > resources from multiple fronts such as global climatic changes, population > explosion, industrialization and urbanization, it is imperative to > strengthen our rules and regulations further to conserve and safeguard the > environmental resources inorder to ensure the invaluable ecosystem > services that foster the very existence of life on this planet. > Unfortunately, in the current Indian environmental scenario is very grim > as the unsustainable resource utilization and development activities are > being pushed forward flouting the existing laws and regulations. The > situation is further worsened by the fact that these very rules and > regulations themselves are being targeted for systematic dilutions > especially during the recent years fuelled by globalization and market > forces. > > In this context, we felt that it is critical to examine how far the > ongoing 'reforms' in the environmental laws and regulations currently > under way in India would affect the people and environment. An objective > discussion amongst people involved in the various aspects of environmental > conservation and protection of human rights to cull out practical > impediments to protect environment through existing system including the > legal framework and come out with plausible strategies, solutions and > alternatives to overcome these. With this in mind, as an initial step, > Environmental Justice Initiative of Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) is > organizing a three-day national consultation on environment and law on > 28th to 30th of April 2006 at Mumbai with the following primary > objectives; > > 1. Facilitating a productive discussion and experience sharing among > Activists, lawyers and other concerned citizens on the issues concerning > environment, human rights and law in India > 2. To identify problem areas and lacunae in the legal system and formulate > strategies to manage these short comings > 3. Evaluate the existing and emerging laws and regulations in the light of > past experience > 4. Foster a national network of environmentally conscious people concerned > against destructive development. > > You may checkout the Concept and draft programme schedule > <http://www.geocities.com/envirorights/NCEL/NC_EL.htm> here > (http://www.geocities.com/envirorights/NCEL/NC_EL.htm). > Interested participants may please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in the following format before 10th April 2006 > > > With wrm regards > > Dr PR Arun, Senior Officer (Environmental Rights), > India Centre for Human Rights and Law, Mumbai. 400 009. > > > > NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON Environment Humanrights and Law > April 28-30, 2006 > Mumbai > > APPLICATION FORM (Participant) > > > 1. Name of the Applicant : > > 2. Educational Qualification : > > 3. Designation : > > 4. Organization & Address : > > 5. Address for Communication : > > 6. e-mail > > 7. Telephone: > > 8. Why are you interested to attend this consultation? > > _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
