#GreatIndianBustard caught b/w #conservation & #GreenEnergy . This has led to a new judgement on #ClimateChange . Can it protect the species?Listen to #ETMorningBriefPodcast with Anirban Chowdhury, MK Ranjitsinh Jhala, Shibani Ghosh, Kanchi Kohli & Shravan! ecoti.in/ZB7lIY

#TheMorningBrief | Great Indian Bustard caught between conservation & #greenenergy . This led to a landmark judgement on #climatechange . Anirban Chowdhury discusses with MK Ranjitsinh Jhala, Shibani Ghosh, Kanchi Kohli, Shravan!

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Having to toil in oppressive #heat , with no #cooling , no fans or toilets, parts of #IndoGangeticPlains r bearing worst impacts of #ClimateCrisis . Hindustan Times #ElectionsInPincodes on how parts of #India r heading to #Elections2024 amid larger issues
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Bengaluru is reeling under a water crisis. Johanna Deeksha and I peek into history to write about how this is connected with the disappearing lakes in the city, and how citizen's changing relationship with the lakes has shaped it to its current form.

An important acknowledgment that #greenwashing & veracity of envtal claims are issues. Whether guidelines, interpretation & contravention provisions will act as deterrence or strengthen consumer nterest needs a broader public debate.

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Urban 'shades' When #seasons #PublicSpace #trees #parks #environment #biodiversity #concrete converge

On February 28, 2024, the Social Justice seminar series (HSS) hosted its second event featuring Kanchi Kohli, who delivered a comprehensive lecture titled “Can Environment Impact Assessments Deliver Social Change?: Planning, Procedures, and Projects.”

The idea of green credits does away with precautionary principle and polluter pays principle: the bedrock of environmental justice movements across the world.
Ritwick Ghosh Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment Debadityo Sinha Vijay Kolinjivadi Vikalp Sangam Bhasker Kanchi Kohli Aruna Chandrasekhar

“The challenge to the amended Forest (Conservation) Act is also an opportunity to redesign and democratise decision making processes by creating a feedback loop,' says Kanchi Kohli, independent legal environmental expert. Simrin Sirur reports.
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Experts Tushar Dash, Kanchi Kohli, Shomona Khanna, Forrest Fleischman weigh in.

Challenge to the amended FCA is an opportunity to redesign & democratise decision making....will help develop a bottom up understanding of enforcement challenges & shape regulations through a closer involvement of #forest communities directly affected by decisions #lawforall

Social Justice Seminar Series announces the second event of the Semester featuring Kanchi Kohli, who will be delivering a lecture on 'Can Environment Impact Assessments Deliver Social Change?: Planning, Procedures And Projects'.
Venue: AB5/203
Date and Time: Feb 28, 6:00 PM.

#Replug | The Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 will not reduce the footprint of mining and infrastructure projects on forests but will enable and legitimise forest diversions, legal researcher Kanchi Kohli told Ajoy Ashirwad.

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IEA chalks out plan of action on #COP28 climate goals ahead of #COP29

(Jayashree Nandi reports)

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The lands in question here are mostly #commons which are not empty spaces. They are important to support community livelihood and endangered #biodiversity . Prior to locking them for #plantations it may be prudent to carry out social/envtal assessments #carbon #NetZero #climate

Comment: Globally environment regulatory frameworks have come to rely on conditional approvals to legitimise the consequences of natural resource extraction. However the follow through of compliance with these conditions or creation of strong monitoring frameworks is essential.

New forums of negotiation, old frameworks of #Regulation .
Interesting read that opens the mind to engage with the idea & challenges of #PlanetaryCommons

The planetary #commons : A new paradigm for safeguarding Earth-regulating systems in the Anthropocene

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Meanwhile, #rain and #snow deficiency nearly 100% in 6 northern states in Jan. Do we have plans to deal with early extreme heat? Impact on horticulture and water resources? #India #ClimateCrisis
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In case this is of interest! Prabhash Ranjan Pushkar Anand Rathore 🇮🇳 Harjeet Singh Nusrat Khan Aruna Chandrasekhar Rohit Upadhyay Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment Climate Action Network International (CAN) Ajay Kumar Kanchi Kohli Loss and Damage Collaboration (L&DC) Rineeta Naik Kanishk Negi

Comment: How the govt responds & the court’s view will shape the relevance impact assessment & public participation methods that were designed to be good practice for investment, planning & operationalisation of industrial & infra projects
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