Box MS-037 Box 32

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Consists of newspaper clippings regarding creation of a bird sanctuary in the Najafgarh area.

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Consists of updates sent to the Natural History forum on a PIL filed regarding the push for denotification of Asola wildlfe sanctuary, and press clippings regarding Asola and the Bhatti area, affected by mining interests.

Scope and Contents Consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings and updates, reports and publicity material. Correspondence principally pertains to notification and denotification of the Netravali and Madei sanctuaries and mining in Goa such as Kudremukh, from Kalpavriksh members Neeraj Vagholikar, Ashish Kothari and Pankaj Sekhsaria and Goa Government officials such as the Chief Minister and Forest Department. Also includes maps of mining around Goa's protected areas, the proposed Netravali and Madei...

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Consists of newspaper clippings and updates on the Little Rann, Gujarat wildlife; correspondence from environmental organisations Sky Forest Youth Club - Keshod, Nature Club of Sabar, GEER Foundation (with attached report on Wildlife Protected Area Network in Gujarat State; and note with summary of wetlands in Gujarat and need for a centre from Dr Paresh Pandya. Also includes brochure on sanctuaries of Gujarat.

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Consists of emails from Arun Agnihotri and Hansraj Negi on the potential denotification of areas of the Balaram Ambaji in Banaskantha, Gujarat.

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Consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, funding proposal and reports pertaining to the Dhragadhra wildlife sanctuary for the wild ass in the Rann of Kutch, particularly its threatened denotification.

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Consists of newspaper clippings and updates on tourism in Jambughoda and issues related to a shrine of their premises.

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Update on Banni grasslands of Kutch being handed to the revenue department, ostensibly to revive the grasslands for grazing, but perhaps to profiteer from the gando bawal weed.

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Consists of correspondence, updates and newspaper clippings on oil-spills near the Gujarat coastline and proposed crude oil pipeline. This includes emails to the Natural History server, as well as a letter of appeal to the then-Prime Minister Vajpayee. Includes contact information slips.

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Consists of studies on the Gulf of Kutch Marine National Park and Sanctuary by the Centre for Environment Education and School of Planning, CEPT; as well as an issue of the WWF India Quarterly Newsletter titled 'Reliance Refinery - Endgame for Marine Park'.

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Consists of publicity material surrounding the Marine National Park. The publicity material takes the form of a factsheet from Reliance on the natural park, a presentation script of the Jansangharsh Manch on wildlife protection with information booklet; and company booklets from Sanghi Infrastructure regarding their green initiatives.

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Consists of report and updates. The reports include the Environmental Impact Assessment of Sardar Sarovar Project on Nalsaroavar Bird Sanctuary, by Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation; updates pertain to the lake sanctuary issues and proposed revival, including an email from Lima Rosalind of CEE, who set up a wetland initiative in Nalsarovar that did not fully materialise.

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The file consists of reportage on the Narayansarovar Chinkara sanctuary especially pertaining to its denotification and the construction of a project by the Sanghi group in the region, in the form of a compilation by CEE-NFS, newspaper clippings and magazine articles. It also contains minutes of meetings pertaining to the sanctuary, copies of judgements related to it, and some handwritten notes.

Scope and Contents Newspaper clippings on Gujarat Forest department violations, booklet by Arch Vahini on Sanctuary or Tribal-based Forest Development, election pamphlet and correspondence. Correspondence includes those between Ashish Kothari and Trupti Parekh and Dr Anil Patel of Arch Vahini, comprising updates on the Shoolpaneshwar wildlife sanctuary, highlighting bamboo-cutting in Dediapada, and appeals for support of their actions, as well as correspondence with Government officials. Contains multilingual...