Jairam Stresses On Environmental Challenges Facing The World
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 1,
January 2011
Delivering the keynote address at the inaugural ceremony of the 13th biennial conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC), being held in the city on Monday, the Union minister put the spotlight on the environmental challenges facing the world (particularly in India) and the critical issues restraining authorities from implementing more effective laws to protect common property such as forests and water.
Keeping with the theme of the five-day conference (January 10-14), `Sustaining Commons: Sustaining our future', Ramesh listed out the three broad concerns involving common property: Climate change (which he categorised as a global concern), rivers and usage of water (a regional concern) and forest management (a local concern). Read the full report here.
Source: Times News Network, Hyderabad.
