Beat that heat

Municipalities and citizens in the US could significantly contribute to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

FOLLOW UP

People's participation

Community initiative

A public hearing that worked

Comanagement of natural resources Local learning for poverty education

Book COMANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LOCAL LEARNING FOR POVERTY REDUCTION *by Stephen R Tyler* International Development Research Centre

'People's plan solved water crisis in Dhule'

"We are not afraid to lay down more lives for our rights"

Chilika, Asia's largest brackish water lake in Orissa, is in the midst of a controversy that refuses to die. At stake is the livelihood of …

Meeting in vain

The fifth conference on biological diversity held recently in Nairobi ended on a flat note

A bill in question

The Andhra Pradesh government's move to 'legalise' JFM kicks off a row

GAMBIA

Very little amendment

Book>> New Forms of Urban Governance in India Shifts, Models, Networks and Contestations edited by ISA Baud and J De Wit Sage Publications, …

Motivating people

...to harvest water in their homes

An open letter to the Prime Minister

Farmers oppose WTO

KOEL KARO

Trouble in the air

Strikes and protests greet the Nepal government's decision to ban polluting vehicles

Fruits of struggle

A plan to fortify Orissa's tanks

Taking notice

India's nuclear establishment has been asked to account for radiation-related health hazards

Doctor's call

As studies continue to mount on the dangers of air pollution, over one lakh doctors from all over India voice their concern

Community forest management is the future

It has been 10 years since the Joint Forest Management (jfm) was officially started in India. Ajit Banerjee, who first experimented with the …

Haunted by the past

Five years ago, Nigerian social activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was killed because he fought against multinational oil companies and dared to assert the …

Patches of green

Even after 10 years, the joint forest management programme has made little headway

A collector's item

WEALTH, POVERTY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT· David Barkin·InterAmerican Council for Sustainable Agriculture·66pp