At the request of the Funding agency, named Ministry of Environment and Forests, we have
brought out a special issue in the form of a monograph dealing with the topic allotted to our
ENVIS Centre. Since the topic has two distinct flavour - one based on Natural Sciences
(Biogeochemistry) and the other based on Social Sciences (Environmental Law) - we have
separated the two topics into Section - I and Section - II for easy reading and understanding
of the subject. It will become obvious to a reader that understanding of problems on
Environment requires appreciation of interaction of applied scientific components with that of
the society at large. Many of the international forums such as SCOPE (Scientific Committee
on Problem of Environment) and IGBP (International Geosphere Biosphere Programme)
these days emphasise the human dimensions aspect in understanding our environment.
Hence, we should keep in mind the need to strengthen interaction rather than
compartmentalisation.
The primary goal of ENVIS is dissemination of available informations to researchers who
need these technical data in their work. Accordingly the quarterly Newsletter has been
appearing on schedule and distributed free of cost. To celebrate India's 50th year of
Independence we were asked by the Government to bring out special "Monograph" on the
subject we are dealing with. We have not sacrificed our usual Newsletter - in fact in the issue
released in October, '97 (Vol. 3, No. 2), we have a special coverage of an International
Seminar dealing with "Environmental Law and Development" which was addressed by
Honorable Minister for Environment Prof. Saifuddin Soz and Honorable Minister for Science
and Technology and Power Resources Prof. Y.K. Alagh.
Thus, we are making efforts to integrate Science and Social Science aspect in our ENVIS
activities and we welcome constructive comments in our programme.
Prof. V. Subramanian
Biogeochemistry, Biogeochemical Cycle, Geochemistry, Sedimentation, Sediment Load,
Sediment, Suspended sediments, Carbon Flux, Biodiversity, Ecology, Heavy Metals, River
chemistry, Phosphorous, DNA, Pollen, Palaeoclimate, Water Pollution, Amino Acids, Heavy
Minerals, Marine Chemistry, Organic Carbon, Estuaries, Lagoons, Sewage, Waste water
Treatment, Eutrophication, Biodegradation, Wetlands, Biological Treatment, Marine
environment, Aquatic Environment, Particulate Flux, Anthropogenic Factors,
Palaeooceanography, Water Column, Chemical Equilibrium, Dissolved Chemicals,
Palaeoenvironment.
Suggested format for requesting ENVIS Services :
Environmental Law, Marine environment, Environmental Management, Environment and
Policy, Biodiversity and the Law, Environmental Policy Evalution, International
Environmental Law, Environmental Agreement, Environmental Impact Assessment,
Environmental Protection, Environmental Pollution and Law, Environmental Legislation,
Environmental Policy and Law, Marine environment.
A Special Monograph to Celebrate 50th Year of
India's Independence
ENVIS CENTRE
SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY
NEW DELHI - 110 067 INDIA
EDITOR
Co-ordinator
ENVIS Centre
School of Environmental Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi - 110 067 INDIA
Phone : 91 - 11 - 6106501 (D)
91 - 11 - 6107676 Extn. 2316
Fax : 91 - 11 - 6106501
91 - 11 - 6165886
email : subra@jnuniv.ernet.in
CONTACT FORMAT FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
QUARY FORMAT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Suggested format for requesting ENVIS Services :
