Objectives of this group are

  1. to create awareness on sustainable living and eco friendly lifestyles, eco-friendly traditions (with emphasis on Indian Philosophy), and environmental ethics

  2. to critique global and national policies with regard to environment

  3. to analyze the national and international policies and legal instruments on this subject

  4. to evolve a common and concerted strategy to create a healthy environment

Thrust Areas

  • Sustainable (green) living

  • Eco-friendly traditions

  • Environmental ethics

  • Traditional Environmental Knowledge

  • Religious and cultural traditions

  • Philosophical foundations

  • Eco Friendly Development

  • Costs and benefits of environmental ethics

  • Bioethics education

  • Environment and media

  • Eco-friendly attitudes

  • Awareness on traditional food habits

  • Public health issues

  • Impact of globalization on environment

  • Sustainable patterns of consumption

  • Environmental politics

  • Green trade

  • Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

  • Patents

  • Environmental Law and Policy for Sustainable Development

  • Access to Environmental justice

Contact Person

Dr S.Rajasekharan
Tropical Botanical Garden And Research Institute
Palode,Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Ph 91 9446557914

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