Designing For A Just Transition
ESG conducted an interactive day-long workshop on Human-Centred Approach to Planning and Decision Making of Mega Projects For Students of Srishti School of Design
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Education
Protection, Conservation And Rehabilitation Of Lakes & Raja Kaluves In Chitradurga
Steps to be undertaken for implementing directions of the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka
in WP 817/2008 c/w WP 38401/2014 PILs
Environmental Justice: Visiting Different Social And Ecological Landscapes And Areas Of Environmental Contestations In Karnataka, India: Course Report
In December 2021, ESG organised an experiential learning certificate course “Environmental Justice: Visiting Different Social and Ecological Landscapes and Areas of Environmental Contestations in Karnataka, India” for 28 students from O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat.
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Legal Awareness Workshop- Functioning Of Lake Protection Committees At Municipal, District, And Apex Levels
As part of the Pan-India Awareness and Outreach Campaign proposed by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) to commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence, ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA), and Environment Support Group (ESG) organised a virtual Legal Awareness Workshop relating to the functioning of Lake Protection Committees at Municipal, District and Apex Levels constituted in accordance with directions of the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka in WP 817/2008. The workshop was organised from 25 Oct to 28Oct 2021 for members of the Apex Lake protection Committee and administrators of Bangalore Division, Kalaburagi Division, Belgaum Division, and Mysore Division.
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Lake Walk – October 2021
Lake Walk @ Uttarahalli Kere & Subramanyapura Kere Bengaluru was once called ‘the city of thousand lakes’. Have you ever
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Building Environmental Jurisprudence To Reclaim Lakes As Commons For Posterity: Compilation Of ESG Lake Work
Collated here are petitions, affidavits, memos and notes filed by ESG to protect lakes of Karnataka before Karnataka High Court (WP 817/2008 & WP 38401/2014) and Supreme Court of India (Civil Appeal 17166/2013). You will also find here judicial orders, reports and laws that are an outcome of this ongoing effort. This section will be updated frequently.
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Interrogating Governance And Financial Implications Of ‘Smart Cities’ – Part I Report
In collaboration with Program on Science, Technology and Society, Harvard Kennedy School, USA & Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Germany, as part of a project on Governance of Sociotechnical Transformation in this interrogating discussion on Governance and Financial Implications of ‘Smart Cities’.
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Interrogating Governance And Financial Implications Of ‘Smart Cities’ : Workshop
The core idea was to develop a critical outlook to the Smart Cities Mission in the overall landscape of governance and planning.
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Rewilding Humans: Nature Education At The Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary
The Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary is a forest garden and conservation centre in Wayanad Kerala. It is founded on a premise that humans are participant members in nature’s community. The philosophy and practice, as well as world view and politics of the sanctuary arise out of this. As the world gets more and more fragmented and hierarchized, even more driven by capitalistic interests and a technocracy,
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Interdisciplinary Action Research: Conversations With Emerging Leaders.
A collaborative Initiative of CFA and ESG .Session 10: 29th October 2020: Rewilding Humans: Nature Education At The Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary
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Enabling Human-elephant Coexistence Through Mobile Technology
Speakers: Vinod Krishnan and Dr.M Ananda Kumar, Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysore.
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Cityscape Transformation And Crisis Of Conservation: A Comparison Of Kolkata Wetlands And Bangalore’s Lake Systems.
Date: Thursday the 27th of August 2020 5-6.30 pm IST Speaker Profiles Dr. Sana Huque has a Masters degree
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The Curious Case Of Indian Smart Cities
The first of the series is on Thursday the 20th of August 2020 5-6.30 pm IST
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Capacity Building Workshop At Christ (deemed To Be University)
A two-day certificate course to facilitate a Capacity Building Programme on Environmental Policy Research and Management
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An Invitation To Join Survey Of Lakes Of Bangalore As Wetland Ecosystems And Waterfowl Habitats
Principal Bench of the Karnataka High Court headed by Chief Justice Mr. Abhay Oka has directed the State Government to extend assistance for the survey of Lakes of Bangalore as Waterfowl Habitats
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Bandipur Reserve Forest Highway Traffic Ban – A Debate
Organised by Institution of Engineers, Mysore Date: 03 November 2019 Some of the main highlights from the discussion are listed
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A Movement For Economy Of Restraint: A Public Workshop As A Part Of Satyagraha For A Sacred Economy
Invitation to “A Movement for Economy of Restraint: A public workshop as a part of Satyagraha for a Sacred Economy” tomorrow at 4:30 pm onward at Xavier Hall, St. Joseph’s Art and Science College, Langford Road, Bengaluru.
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“How To Protect Lakes Using Recent Judicial Directions” & “Presenting The Status Of BBMP Wards: Results From Citizen Led Survey”
Invitation to “How to Protect Lakes using Recent Judicial Directions” and “Presenting the Status of BBMP Wards: Results from Citizen Led Survey”.
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Mobile Data Collection Using ODK & Google Tools
Invitation to Introductory Workshop on Mobile Data collection using ODK & Google tools by Pradeep Koulgi (independent researcher and wildlife biologist) on the 7th of September, 2019 from 2:30 pm to 5 pm at Environment Support Group Workshop Space, 1575, Banashankarai II Stage, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560070
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Invitation To ‘Should Scientists Be Activists?’. A Lecture By Subir Sarkar
Sambhavna Trust & Environment Support Group cordially invite you to PM Bhargava Memorial Lecture on Science & Society by Subir Sarkar
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Workshop Invite: How To Conduct A Survey Of Wards Of Bengaluru?
Learn the Why and How of conducting in-depth survey of your ward to make Bengaluru a more healthy, progressive, inclusive, sustainable and climate resilient city.
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Invitation To Conduct Survey Of Status Of BBMP Wards In Bengaluru
An invitation to prepare a ground up assessment of planning and governance in Bengaluru metropolis by conducting a Citizen led Survey of the State of BBMP Wards.
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“Government May Appear Insensitive, But It Cannot Ignore Voices Coming From Different Parts Of The Country”: Jairam Ramesh
Report of the Interaction on “New Draft Forest Policy and Deteriorating State of Environment in India” organised by ESG and
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“Beerappa’s Tallanna” Screened At Indian Institute Of Science Following Earlier Screenings At National Institute For Advanced Studies, ICTS And ATREE
A film conceptualised by Bhargavi S. Rao and Leo F. Saldanha for Amrit Mahal Hitarakshana aagu Horata Samithi 7 March
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How To Get Ward Committees To Work For The City
A 2nd Workshop in the ESG ‘How to’ Workshop series 19 January 2018 ; Time: 5.30 pm to 8 pm
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