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EnvIndia.com
is about eco-systems. A web of relationship between individuals
and organizations that developed
due to their common goal towards a sustainable society.
It
is also about dreams. Dreams in the eyes of young
and not so young environment professionals, nature lovers and
organization who strive to find satisfaction in the service of mother
earth. We cannot let that dream die soon.
"Network
of Indian Environment Professionals" is the first and only
International Association of Indian Environment Professionals and Organizations
that provides a platform for Indian Environment Professionals to interact
with each other, exchange ideas, sell their expertise and innovations
to the International Environment Community and empower their career with
the knowledge
that they are not alone...
It
is a premier meeting ground for Environment Professionals and the
prospective employers and environment vendors in this promising field.
VISION :
"Network of Indian
Environment Professionals" links Indian and International Environment
and Nature Professionals and Organizations in a Global Network that establishes
International standards for best professional communication and effective
performance. It inspires
Environment and Nature Professionals to network with each other in a web
of relationship and sell Green, Energy efficient and eco-friendly products,
services and innovations to the Indian and International Community in
direct competition to the established sectors of the economy.
MISSION:
To create and sustain
a million man-hours of work in the service of "Mother Earth"
by making
"Environment and Nature sector" the Number 1 sector and the
"Environment Profession" the "Profession of choice"
for the present and future Generations of the world. This should be achieved
by promoting the use of Green Products and services and inspiring, nurturing,
providing life long learning opportunities and taking care of the careers
of Indian Eco-preneurs , Professionals, Nature lovers' and Environment
organizations who can make this dream possible.
OBJECTIVES:
Its
objectives are laid down as follows:
1.The Network
is dedicated to the advancement of the Environment and Nature Profession
in India and Abroad.
2. The Network attempts
to compile, disseminate and sell information on all aspects of Environment
Planning, Implementation, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research and other
information useful for the Indian Environment Professionals and Environment
Organizations.
3. It is a Network of
professional contacts and exchange of information among colleagues in
Industry , Government, Academic, the private and the Development sector
in India and Abroad.
4. The Network is a resource
center for structured career development and capacity building for the
Indian Environment Professionals and a forum for Global exchange of Environment
education, training and career development standards.
5. It
seeks to be a central depository of all Case Studies, Research, Innovations
and Products and services developed by
fellow Environment Professionals and organizations and attempts to market
it as a remunerative package beneficial to its members.
6. The Network plans to
build a specialized community of "Eco-Gurus', environment leaders
in their own field who can lead, guide and provide direction to the young
environment professionals and create pathways for developing international
standards for the services provided in sector.
7. Lastly, it seeks to
develop a International Exchange between the Indian Environment Professionals
and the " Environment Organizations and Vendors" in India and
the world for recruitment, training, capacity building, internships, voluntary
work, consultancy, exchange of product information and other information
exchange that are mutually beneficial.
MEMBERSHIP :
Established in 1999, as
an electronic community of top Indian Environment Professionals working
throughout the world, the network has grown rapidly to include members
from more than 150 Environment organizations and institutions. The network
was formally registered as an Institutional entity in 2001 and maintains
World Headquarters in Virginia, USA.
A sample list of institutions
from where the members come from include:
Planning Commission, India,
Ministry of Environment and
Forests, India, United Nations Development Program, World Bank, International
Monetary Fund, Forest Departments of different States of India, Environment
Defense Fund, Tata
Energy Research Institute, Wildlife Institute of India, Indian Institute
of Forest Management, Indian Institute of Management , Indian Institute
of Technology , Harvard,
Yale University, Duke , Purdue, Virginia Tech, Oxford Forestry Institute,
SPWD, Center
for Science & Environment, Center for Environment Education, Steel
Authority of India Ltd., Bharat Petroleum, Ballarpur Industries Ltd.,
Paper Mills, Ecotech, Ford Foundation, SIEMENS,
ESRI, Environmental
Consultants, Institute for Social & Economic Change, Indian Institute
of Science, Eco-tourism Consultants, Freelancer, Environmental journalists
from The Times of India, Hindu, etc., etc.
Membership Categories
Primary
Members
Associate
Members
Institutional
Members
International
Sponsors/ Members
NON- EXECUTIVE BOARD OF ADVISORS
The
founding GURU of the association is Mr. Chandra Kishore, 33, a young Indian
environment entrepreneur living
in U.S.A. with more than 10 years of experience in the Environment and
Nature Sector. He has been able to forge a International alliance of Indian
Environment Professionals with a missionary zeal and singe handed devotion
to the cause.
The illustrious Board of Advisors include:
1. Dr.
V. Bahuguna- Dr. V. Bahuguna is currently Inspector
General of Forests in the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of
India.
2. Mr. K.K.L.Das- Mr.
Das retired as the Director of Mines, Bihar, one of the world's richest
mining areas. He was responsible for creating the
environment monitoring Division of Govt. of Bihar to keep an eye on the
environmental disasters as a result of mining activities.
3. Dr.
Shashikant- Dr. Shashikant is a professor at University of Toronto, Canada
and an expert in Environmental Economics and community participation issues.
4. Prof.
P.D.Jose- Professor Jose is currently a visiting faculty to Indian Institute
of Management, Bangalore. A fullbright scholar, Prof. Jose is engaged
in the enviable task of creating environmental consciousness in all sectors
of the Indian economy.
5. Dr. Angana P. Chatterji-
Dr. Chatterji,
is a Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology, California Institute
of Integral Studies and one of the leading Researchers of the world in
the Environment and Nature Sector.
6. Mr. Sudhirendra- A
former Ashoka fellow, Mr. Sudhirendra is a Independent Environment Consultant
who has completed many environmental projects during his years of researching
complex environmental issues.
7.
Dr.
Murari Lal, a fellow NIEPian and member, our Board of Advisors is Chief
Scientific Officer at IIT, Delhi .He specializes in Global and Regional
Climate, Modeling the Climate & Its Variability.
8.
Dr. P.R.Siyag, , an active NIEPian, is the Director of Forest
Training Institute, Jaipur, India. His professional interests include
Community and rural forestry ; IT applications in forestry; forests and
desertification control; forests and climate change.
9. Professor Atul Kumar
is a Senior Wildlife Scientist at the Wildlife Institute of India.
10. Mr. Binod Saharia,
Retd. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, M.P.
WORLD HEADQUARTERS
3846 Highland Oaks Drive
Fairfax
VA 22033
USA
Email- membership@envindia.com
INDIA CHAPTER
D-3, Maheshwar Kunj,
East Boring Canal Road,
Patna- 800 001,
Bihar, India
Email-
membership@envindia.com
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