Sunita Narain, a resolute environmentalist has been with the Centre for Science and Environment since 1982. Sunita Narain is currently the Director of the Centre and of the Society for Environmental Communication, and publisher of the fortnightly magazine, 'Down to Earth'.

Good policy decisions on science and the environment require sound contributions from official bodies, pressure groups, the media

How often does independent research change laws as well as minds? A lobby group in Delhi is forcing the Indian government into new regulations. Apoorva Mandavilli meets its leader.

This study quantifies the tangible, economic benefits of a nongovernmental organization's social forestry project to local people and analyzes the potential return from this investment in natural capital. The analysis was conducted in the Kumaun hill region of Uttaranchal, India, using participatory rapid appraisal, household survey, avoided cost method, and present value investment analysis.

Concepts of environmental conservation and management are directly linked to the practice of development. Development has been seen as not only an instrument to increase production, but also to remove poverty. But anti-poverty schemes in India have not been sustainable and are conditioned by the kind of finance available for their implementation.