What's new at the Centre for Science and
Environment (CSE), New Delhi, IndiaCSE has
published the first Report on Global Environmental Negotiations t has been
said that if we all lived like Americans, we would need two additional planet Earths to
produce resources and absorb wastes and good planets are hard to find! In our latest Gobar
Times our young editorial gang takes a hard-nosed look at Delhi's ecological footprint and
describes the ecotours they went on for their findings. Take a look at their
ecommendations at
http://www.oneworld.org/cse/html/dte/gobertimes/gtimes.htm
Now available from CSE - 'A Teacher's Manual,Our Ecological
Footprint - Think of your city as an ecosystem', a book for environment educators.
Japan's changing face
Japan is not a country of the South. It is a symbol of success in Asia. Rich Japanese are
everywhere gobbling up property in Europe and the USA.They are feared. They are
revered. After being destroyed in World War II, Japan rose like a phoenix from the
ashes to emerge as a global industrial power. Japanese society is still very
traditional, highly isciplined, and the people have tried their best to retain their
traditions. However in the process of becoming a highly industrialised society the
Japanese have lost out on certain traditions in water and waste management which are now
creating problems in managing modern Japan. Environmental pollution has become a
problem in the nation. But the hardworking Japanese will surely find a solution for
themselves. More at
http://www.oneworld.org/cse/html/dte/dte20000531/dte_analy1.htm
Homecoming
There were initial misgivings in the minds of people that the Olive Ridley turtles
might abandon the nesting sites in Orissa. However the reptiles have returned for
the second consecutive year to the state. Of course, the threat from trawlers remains. See
for yourself at
http://www.oneworld.org/cse/html/dte/dte20000531/dte_cross.htm
When 'calamity' strikes
The Government of India struggling against the drought has finally found a new mantra.
Rainwater harvesting. Unfortunately, the British created a bureaucracy to manage water and
the Indians perfected it. But it was rainwater harvesting structures that saw Bharat
through many a water crisis. The government has finally realised it is time to look into
the past and see how Bharat managed water at
http://www.oneworld.org/cse/html/dte/dte20000531/dte_news.htm
Editorial piece from the desk of Anil Agarwal:
A
political drought
Gujarat’s
minister for major irrigation projects needs to understand that big dams alone do not add
up to water management
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