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In the last two decades there has been growing awareness that the greatest challenge to humankind in the 21st century will be protecting the physical environment from the ravages of a growing population and economic development. According to the World Commission on Environment and Development, the world's population will double and economic output increase five-fold in the next 40-50 years, putting a tremendous strain on air, water, forests and other natural resources.
One way to address this problem has been identified as environmental education, which first got mention at the Stockholm conference on the environment in 1972. The international conference on environmental education, held in Tiblisi in 1977, laid down some guiding principles that were adopted to design environment education programmes in several countries including India.
In the 1980s specific environment-related courses started being introduced in Indian universities, a number of which also established separate departments for this purpose. Examples include the School of Environmental Science (Jawaharlal Nehru University), New Delhi, School of Energy and Environmental Studies (Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya), Indore, Institute of Environmental Education and Research (Bharati Vidyapeeth), Pune, Institute of Environmental Management and Plant Sciences (Vikram University), Ujjain, department of environmental sciences (Dr B R Ambedkar University), Agra, School of Environmental Sciences (Bundelkhand University), Jhansi.
At the first-degree level, environmental science as one of the combinations is available only at a small number of universities. Some have started introducing a three-year Bachelor degree course in Environment Management (BEM). At present this is offered by Andhra University at its affiliated Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (Vishakapatnam 530 045) and at a few affiliated colleges of the University of Madras (Chennai 600 005).
The eligibility requirement is a pass in the 10+2 examination in science (including biology), or an engineering diploma. At the Master's degree (MSc) level the largest number of environmental science courses is available. There are also a number of post-graduate diploma courses in environmental science, mostly of one-year duration.
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University of Mysore
Course: M.sc. in Environment Science
Address: The University of Mysore
Registrar
Vishwavidyalaya Karyasoudha
Crawford Hall, Mysore - 6
Phone: 0821-2419361
Email: registrar @ uni-mysore.ac.in
Brief details: Twenty three students (15 Scheme-A, 8 Scheme-B) are admitted every year to first year M.Sc.Degree (two years course) based on the marks obtained at the qualifying examination and entrance test. The course is interdisciplinary, students study environmental oriented topics in Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology and Engineering. The Programme is of semester system, involving four semesters.
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National Law School of India University , Bangalore
Course: Post-graduate Diploma in Environmental Law conducted by the Centre for Environmental Law, Education, Research and Advocacy of the National Law School of India University
Address: Nagarbhavi,
Bangalore 560 072
Tel: 080-23160527, 23160532/33/35
Fax: 080-23160534
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Website: www.nls.ac.in
Brief details: This is a one-year distance-education programme open to graduates of all disciplines. The course is designed to inform, educate and equip administrators, activists, adjudicators and academics concerned with environmental governance in India . A Bachelor's degree from any recognised university, or an equivalent qualification, is the basic admission criterion.
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Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment, New Delhi
Course: Master of Science in Ecology and Environment
Address: Green Gate, A 15,
Paryavaran Complex,
Saket-Maidangarhi Marg,
Delhi 110 030
Tel: 91-11-29535081, 29535079
Fax: 9 1-11-29533514
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Website: www.ecology.edu/iiee
Brief details: This is a two-year distance-learning programme with annual examinations. A Bachelor's degree is the minimum requirement for admission. The course is conducted in collaboration with the Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences.
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Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad
Course:
Environment Education Processes in Formal Education Systems' , an advanced International Training Programme for in-service professionals in the field of environment in Asia and Africa .
Brief details: This is an eight-month residential programme for post-graduates and persons working with environmental NGOs in India and other Commonwealth countries. The CEE is a national institute involved in developing programmes and material to create awareness about the environment. Established in 1984, it is supported by the ministry of environment and forests, Government of India, and associated with the Nehru Foundation for Development.
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Training in Education and Communication for Sustainable Development , three month programme for in-service professionals from around the world
Brief details: This is a three month Certificate Course in Environmental Education (CCEE) for in-service professionals from t he Asia-Pacific region. It is a joint initiative of the CEE, IUCN-CEC and WWF, with support from the Commonwealth Secretariat, London .
Address:Centre for Environment Education
Nehru Foundation for Development
Thaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad - 380 054,
Gujarat
India
Tel: 91-79-26858002
Fax: 91-79-26858010
E-mail:
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Website: www.ceeindia.org
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Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal
Course: Post-graduate Diploma in Forestry Management
Address: Post Box 357,
Nehru Nagar,
Bhopal 462 003
Tel: 91-755-2775716/2773799
Fax: 91-755-2772878
Website: www.iifm.ac.in
Brief details: Established by the ministry of environment and forests, this institute offers a two-year residential Post-Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management (PGDFM). Entrance procedures consist of a written examination, group discussion and an interview. The common entrance test (CAT) used by the IIMs is the qualifying written test.
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Salim Ali School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Course: MSc Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Address: R Venkataraman Nagar,
Kalapet,
Pondicherry 605 014
Tel: 91-413-2655991
Website: http://www.pondiuni.edu.in
Brief details: This school is part of the University of Pondicherry . The course is open to students with a Bachelor's degree in any discipline and a working knowledge of mathematics and science subjects at the higher secondary level. Two streams are offered -- ecology and ecology and environmental science.
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School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Course: MSc Environmental Sciences
Address: New Mehrauli Road
New Delhi 110067
Tel: 91-11-26742676, 26742575, 26741557
Fax: 26742580
Website: www.jnu.ac.in
Brief details: The School of Environmental Sciences awards MSc, M Phil and PhDs. The school endeavours to study the problems of the environment in an integrated manner using the concepts and techniques of engineering, chemical, biological, medical, geological and physical sciences. Bachelor's degree in any branch of basic or applied science under 10+2+3 pattern of education with at least 55% marks is required.
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TERI School of Advanced Studies
Course: MSc Environmental Studies, MSc Natural Resources
Msc(Water Resources Managment); Msc(Climate Science and Policy)
Address: The Registrar
Plot No. 10 Institutional Area
Vasant Kunj
New Delhi - 110 070 / India
Tel. +91 11 26122222, 26139110, 26139011
Fax +91 11 26122874
E-mail:
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Website: www.teriuniversity.ac.in.in
Brief details: These programmes have commenced from the 2003 academic session in the department of natural resources, faculty of applied sciences of the TERI School of Advanced Studies which has been given deemed university status by the University Grants Commission. A Bachelor's degree in any discipline with a minimum 60% marks, and biology at the 10+2 level is a requirement. Admission is by written test and an interview.
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