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Environmental Law & Governance Nirmal Sengupta
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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (1) POLLUTION CONTROL LAWS Environment Protection Act (1986- ) Water pollution (1974- ) Air pollution (1981 - ) Noise pollution (2000 - ) Hazardous substances and organisms (1989- ) Climate change related- Ozone depleting substance (2000- )
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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (2) CONSERVATION RELATED LAWS Indian Forest Act, 1927 Forest Conservation Act,1980 Joint Forest Management Circular (1990- ) Wildlife Protection Act, 1973 Coastal Regulation Zone notification (1991- ) Aquaculture Authority notification (1997- ) Biosafety and Recombinant DNA Guidelines (1989) Biological Diversity Act, 2002
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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (3) OPERATIONAL NOTIFICATIONS Pollution Control Board Environmental Impact Assessment Eco-Labelling
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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (4) PROCEDURAL LAWS Constitution- Eleventh & Twelfth Schedules Appellate Authorities & Environmental Tribunals Public Liability Insurance Act,1991 Provisions of Indian Penal Code Provisions of Criminal Procedure Code Provisions of Factories Act, 1948
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exercise of authority (governance) so as to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
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Exhaustible Resources Hotelling (1930) formulation Doomsday Formulations: Club of Rome (1970) - Limits to Growth but - Prices did not increase as much Current stress on human ingenuity new reserves, alternatives, innovation
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Exhaustible Resources Recycling Meets sustainability criterion Renewable Resources Regeneration Meets sustainability criterion
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Sustainable Management of Resources criteria instruments
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Sustainable Management of Resources criteria instruments Economic efficiency
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Sustainable Management of Resources criteria instruments Economic efficiency Market prices
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Sustainable Management of Resources criteria instruments Economic efficiency Market prices Economic efficiency in presence of externalities
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Sustainable Management of Resources criteria instruments Economic efficiency Market prices Economic efficiency in presence of externalities Clear Property Right Market based instruments (e.g. taxes, subsidies)
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Sustainable Management of Resources criteria instruments Economic efficiency Market prices Economic efficiency in presence of externalities Clear Property Right Market based instruments (e.g. taxes, subsidies) Sustainability
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Sustainable Management of Resources criteria instruments Economic efficiency Market prices Economic efficiency in presence of externalities Clear Property Right Market based instruments (e.g. taxes, subsidies) Sustainability Command & Control Community based management Market based instruments (e.g. eco-taxes, subsidies, tradable rights)
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Sustainable Management of Resources criteria instruments Economic efficiency Market prices Economic efficiency in presence of externalities Clear Property Right Market based instruments (e.g. taxes, subsidies) Sustainability Command & Control Community based management Market based instruments (e.g. eco-taxes, subsidies, tradable rights) Equity -
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Sustainable Management of Resources criteria instruments Economic efficiency Market prices Economic efficiency in presence of externalities Clear Property Right Market based instruments (e.g. taxes, subsidies) Sustainability Command & Control Community based management Market based instruments (e.g. eco-taxes, subsidies, tradable rights) Equity - Capabilities approach
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Instruments for Efficient & Sustainable management Equity criterion should to be met in addition Command & Control Community based management Market based instruments (e.g. eco-taxes, subsidies, tradable rights)
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Sustainable Resource Management Equtiy, Efficiency, Sustainability +RESILIENCE
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