Month: May 2006

• the evolution of china’s environmental policy

  The latest issue of Conservation and Society is out. And it contains an interesting account of the evolution of China’s environment policy by the Peking University’s Maohong Bao. For instance, did you know that… “Since China’s leadership purported to employ the mechanism of unified planning with due consideration for all aspects of the economy and the society, which was […]

  m rajshekhar

  May 23, 2006

  Personal

  China, Environmental governance

• another day in jarawa life

  Some days ago, I posted about the Jarawas. And I said that the local administration in the Andamans is venal, that its public stance about leaving the Jarawas alone is a lie, and that the tribals are in huge trouble. (readthis, this and this). Well, here is a story from the latest issue of “The Light of Andamans” […]

  m rajshekhar

  May 22, 2006

  Personal

  Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tribals

• Saving India’s Ridleys

  The subtext here is interesting. Conservation in India, built around exclusionary principles that try to protect biodiversity by blocking people’s access to natural resources, is seen as anti-poor. When environment NGOs insist that the state patrol more, or that the fishermen install turtle excluder devices (essentially, a trapdoor at the end of the net that […]

  m rajshekhar

  May 19, 2006

  Personal

  Biodiversity, Fisheries, Olive Ridleys

• A backpacking trip to Orissa

  (this post was initially written for http://www.theotherindia.org. that site has since been shuttered. and i thought i would repost this article here. the year spent freelancing was the start of my introduction to india. and this was one of the more seminal trips. backpacking across the mining districts of orissa taking a first-hand look at […]

  m rajshekhar

  May 5, 2006

  Personal

  Journalism, Odisha, Pollution