Paryavaran Mitra : Publications
To educate and create awareness amongst the Academic Institutions, Youth- based groups, Women Rights' group, NGO and others about environment and industrial pollution. To create a network for various organizations, academic institutions, experts and others in the field of environment so that their voices are heard, and they join us in our mission of Environmental preservation and Pollution control in Gujarat
Newsletter of Paryavaran Mitra is regularly published. It has completed 124 issues. It contains articles on policy level changes in Environmental legislation and other burning environmental issues.
Research, science, development, book release etc. topics were covered in six issues. Around 1400 subscribers in govt. agencies, NGO and voluntary organization, individual experts, academic institutes, libraries are registered. Regular feedback is received from our readers who appreciate and comment with suggestions for modification of further issues.
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Kalpvriksh Environment Action group has publish the book includes experiences related to Environment Impact Assessment notification - 1994. They have published this book on the occasion of completion of 11 years of the date of this notification issued. Hiral Mehta translated the book to Gujarati and added her own experiences. The Gujarati version of the book was released in August 2005. The book is widely circulated to various stake holders like academicians, environmental consultants, government officers etc. Paryavaran Mitra receives positive feedback on such publication.
There are seven other books released by Paryavaran Mitra.
‘Dariya Kinara na Udyogo ne Lagta Kayda’(By Mahesh Pandya & Kinnari Shah)
Coastal Regulation Zone and Special Economic Zone related topics are discussed in this book with specific case studies.
(Gujarati Rs. 50/-)
‘Paryavaraniy Kayda ni saral samjooti’(By Paryavaran Mitra team)
This book contains simple explanation of Environmental law in a question/answer format.
(Gujarati Rs. 50/-)
‘Pa Paryavaran no Pa Part II’ (By Prof. J. N. Joshi)
The first edition of this book was released in June 2003. It has simple explanations to environment and pollution related terminology.
A new revised edition was published in Oct, 2005.
(Rs. 30/- for the old and Rs. 50/- for the new edition)
‘‘Panchayat ni Paryavaran Pothi’(By Vipin Makwana)
This book explains environmental law, case studies and interviews of experts on effective environmental conservation at village level. It is useful for villagers and Panchayat members.
(Gujarati Rs. 50/-)
‘Paryavaran Mitra na sankalit Ansho’ (1998 – 2005))
It has a compilation of articles from Paryavaran Mitra issues from 1998 to 2005.
(Gujarati Rs. 200/-)
'Environmental Public Hearing' (By Mahesh Pandya)
This book explains Environmental Public Hearing is explained in very simple language. It is published in both English and Gujarati language.
(English Rs. 75/- and Gujarati Rs. 30/-)