Reports and Documents

This paper assesses the trade flows from a number of developing countries to the EU in some of the sectors that have been identified by the European Commission as particularly sensitive to carbon leakage.

This document “Guide Manual: Water and Wastewater Analysis” is to cater the need of evolving a simplified code of practice for the laboratories engaged in carrying out water quality assessment under Hydrology Project -II.

CPCB is monitoring the water quality in India under National Water Quality Monitoring Programme. The present monitoring network comprises of 1429 stations in 27 States and 6 Union Territories spread over the country.

As sovereign nations, Indian Tribes consistently strive to fully exercise their right of self determination and to maintain their cultural identity, often in the face of the severe economic, societal, and environmental challenges confronting them.

The emergence of biofuel as a renewable energy source offers opportunities for climate change mitigation and greater energy security for many countries. At the same time, biofuel represents the possibility of substitution between energy and food.

A bill to regulate the development and management of ground water and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. This Act may be called the Orissa Ground Water (Regulation, Development and Management) Act, 2011.

This recent CAG report on Corporate Social Responsibility of Coal India Ltd reveals that that 239 mines which have been in operation since before 1994, do not have prior environment clearance.

A report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on the performance audit of the activities of Corporate Social Responsibility by Coal India Ltd (CIL) during April 2004 to March 2010 in areas like environmental protection, safety requirement, occupational health of the workers and community development shows low allocation of funds

The Langtang National Park & Buffer Zone Area Support Project (LNPBZ SP) works to fulfill the Sacred Himalayan Landscape’s vision of preserving water resource, forest, pasture land, land and flora and fauna through integrated management, enhancing livelihood opportunities for local people, and the conservation of cultural diversity.

This chapter describes obstacles to financing mitigation in smallholder agricultural systems, and provides recommendations to overcome these; it also emphasizes how smallholder agricultural finances overlaps with carbon finance. Analysis and recommendations are based on literature reviews and the author’s experience.