Oiling the wheels of globallisation
The Commission on Global Governance calls for a democratic world governance to deal with increasing global interdependence
Clean and profitable
Pollution control methods are an investment that ensure long-term profits for the corporate sector
Peace, and war in Angola
Even as the government of Angola, mulls over a second draft of a legislation on land rights, aid and humanitarian organisations point out it …
Southern African countries can do better at infrastructure: What the choices might look like
Decision makers need to employ strategic foresight to better navigate uncertainty, upheaval and inevitable change
Clinton proposes talks on jobs
Burdened by rising joblessness, US President Bill Clinton wants world leaders to meet to find a solution to the vexing problem
Can USA provide all the solutions?
MANAGEMENT FOR A SMALL PLANET W Edward Stead and Jean Garner Stead Publisher: Sage Publications, London Price: $36 (Hardback); $17.95 (Paperback)
Unequal representation
Getting scientists from developing countries to serve on the climate change panel is proving difficult.
A blueprint and not a plan
Blueprint 2 -- Greening of the World Economy Editor: David Pearce Publisher: Earthscan Publications Price: £ 8.95.
New hope for Himalayan wastelands
The seabuckthorn plant can change the lives of marginal farmers by enriching soil with nitrogen, preventing its erosion and providing …
Wisdom from an obscure archipelago
In Down To Earth's first Country Report, ANIL AGARWAL and SUNITA NARAIN look at Papua New Guinea, its short but volatile transition to the market …
"Eco-management is optimum use of resources"
economist, is the recipient of the 1995 Sasakawa International Environmental Prize, instituted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).…
'Avoiding controversy is crucial for the GEF'
Mostafa K Tolba , has been an influential figure in the global environmental arena, and has monitored the state of the world's environment. …
Needed: a new yardstick
Gross National Product may be an inadequate measure of economic activity when environmental damage occurs
Safe food?
The draft bill promises to be transparent. Yet, the Food Authority has a lot of discretion in this respect
Myth of eternity
Book>> The Relentless Revolution • by Joyce Appleby • Norton and Norton • Rs 1,300
Two Karnatakas: North-south divide hampers state’s economic, social development
Concentration of development in a few urban centres of the south creates excessive pressure on the region’s resources, hampering the …
The far side
If the world is serious about addressing climate change it will have to immediately start moving out of fossil fuel technologies.
‘India budget weak in public participation; limited in transparency’
The country’s performance in terms of public participation and budget oversight by the legislature was rated “weak” in the survey
Growing burden
Our fanatical pursuit of GDP as the sole measure of development is only throwing up more catastrophic nightmares
Stumbling along on the road to green
A documentary telecast on Rajiv Gandhi's 50th birth anniversary examines the late Prime Minister's environmental initiatives, but finds the …
Incorporating social welfare in national planning
FOUNDATIONS OF INDIA'S POLITICAL ECONOMY: TOWARDS AN AGENDA FOR THE 1990S Edited by Subroto Roy and William James . Publisher: Sage Publications,…
Global resource use must be careful and fair
Environmental stress has resulted mainly from unsustainable consumption levels in poor nations because of bad land-use and degraded village …
The utopian trap
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT: A CASE STUDY OF INDIA Edited by Kartik C Roy, Clement A Tisdell and Raj Kumar Sen Publisher: Oxford …
Where a community maps its resources
It's a unique experiment. Three Kerala organisations are involving local communities to evolve a blueprint for development based on …
Future in the past
FUTURE OF PROGRESS: REFLECTIONS ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT Edited by Vandana Shiva, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Edward Goldsmith and Martin Khor …