ENVIS Centre, WWF-India hosts
a seminar on the importance of Environment Information Systems
for Policy Making and Planning
On the occasion of the silver jubilee of
the Environment Information System (ENVIS) Centre,-WWF-India
organized a seminar on the importance of Environment Information
Systems for Policy Making and Planning at WWF-India auditorium
on October 27, 2009.
The seminar was sponsored by the Ministry
of Environment and Forests. Dr. Nilkanth Ghosh, Statistical
Advisor, MoEF, was the Guest of Honor. On this occasion Dr.
Ghosh released the Parliament report on “Environment
in the Indian Parliament: An Analysis 2008” and Newsletter
for July-Sept, 2009.
Other than WWF-India six other ENVIS Centres,
who have a completed their 25 years of service, participated
actively in the seminar. These are Development Alternative
(DA), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), The Energy Resource
Institute (TERI), National Institute of Occupational Health
(NIOH), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Industrial
Toxicology Research Centre (ITRC).
Speaking on the occasion, the guest of honor,
Dr. Nilkanth Ghosh, Statistical Advisor, MOEF, said “The
ENVIS Centre at WWF-India is one of the 7 centres established
under the ENVIS Scheme. Over the past 25 years, the Centre
has been well recognized by users (NGOs, administrators, specialized
agencies, researchers, school and college students, and media
professionals), both within the country and overseas as a
reliable and responsive source of environmental information
in India.The centre is a focal point of information on NGOs
and the Environment, Parliament and the Environment and Media
and the Environment.”
Dr Sejal Worah, Program Director WWF-India
said “The challenge now, is to ensure that the compendium
of information collected by the ENVIS centre is put to good
use, and is used for guiding important policy decisions in
the country.
Dr. G. Areendran, Coordinator, ENVIS Centre-WWF-India
gave a presentation highlighting the achievements of the centre
in the last 25 years. Other 6 centre also presented their
journey since inception. An exhibition was also there to display
all the important publications of the Centres participating
in the seminar.
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