THE proposed industrial expansion in
India has motivated Greenpeace (GP),
the international environmental non-
governmental Organisation (NGO), to
broadbase its operations in.India. GP Will
expand its activities in a phased manner
leading to a full-fledged Organisation,
Greenpeace India (GPI), in two years. Its
first task would be to help carry out an
'informed appraisal' of the planned
expansion of industries and greenfield
projects by providing information on
environmental protection and alternative technologies.
To begin with, Gp has made available
environmental data to Toxics Link, a
New Delhi-based NGO, to disseminate it
in the country. GP is planning to form a
network of environmentally- conscious
persons before establishing a full-
fledged office. Said Bob Edwards, senior
campaigner, "Our approach to issues
has always been to involve local interest.
We do not want to be seen as a foreign
agency imposing its opinion on the
country. The awareness, the realisation
and the support should come from
within." In order to create an ecologically-informed society, environmental
knowledge has to be provided at all educational levels, added Edwards.
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