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topic : Natural Resources Management And The Law In India: Confronting Emerging Challenges In
The Anthropocene And Developing New Sustainability Paradigms
Natural resources (abiotic and biotic) are those parts of nature that provide goods and services critical
to survival, well-being, and development. These also go a long way in determining our culture and
identity. Hence, natural resources’ availability and quality are fundamental to our lives. One of
humankind’s most significant challenges in the Anthropocene is conserving and managing natural
resources. Over-exploitation, wanton destruction, scarcity, pollution, commodification and inequitable
distribution and finally, the challenges posed by climate change render natural resources management
a problematic task. While economies, populations and resource demands grow, the Earth’s natural
resource base remains unchanged. Presently, every year, we consume resources as much as what 1.6
Earths can provide us, pushing humanity deeper into ecological debt—all these force the debates
underlying natural resource management to the forefront of public discourse.
About Centre for Environmental Law and Climate Change (CELCC) :
The Centre engages in
educational collaborations and initiatives to enhance environmental, natural resources and Climate
change literacy amongst all stakeholders. By organizing regular workshops, lecture series, seminars,
and awareness campaigns, it seeks to highlight the prevalent practices in implementing environmental
and natural resources laws, the existing lacunae within the legal framework and existing policies in
respect of managementofnaturalresourcesand climate change and the intersectionality of
environmentalissues with rights. It attempts to unravel solutions and strategies to empower law
students and others with knowledge, skills and critical understanding that contributes to sustainable
living practices. Additionally, through examination of various facets of environmental and climate
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justice issues, the Centre aims to advance critical and comparative dialogue, discussion, and thinking
towards enriching the existing jurisprudence and legal literature in India.
This special issue seeks to engage with the following subject matter/concepts:
1) Identify the core challenges involved in the management of natural resources
2) Understand the constitutional and legal regimes relating to the management of specific
natural resource streams and what lessons the management of each stream can offer to others
3) Explore ways and means to secure the democratisation of resources management law and
policy and secure greater public accessibility and accountability
4) Suggest a mandate to promote sustainability in natural resources management law and policy
We invite submissions on the following tentative topics, but authors may submit proposals on other
related topics:
1) Legal Doctrines and Principles on Natural Resources Management
2) Water Conservation and Management
3) Protecting Fauna and the Law
4) Biodiversity Protection and the Law
5) Wildlife Conservation and Management
6) Mining and the Law
7) Renewable Energy Law
8) Oil and Gas Law
9) Managing Land
10) Coastal and Ocean Management
11) Managing Waste Streams
12) Securing the Rights of the Indigenous Populations in Natural Resources Management
13) Mythology and Natural Resources management
14) The Way Forward …
Timelines:
a. Deadline for abstract submissions: 10 January 2024
b. Decision on abstracts: by 17 January 2024
c. Complete manuscripts for submission due: 15 May 2024
d. Planned online publication: December 2024
We invite you to submit your abstracts of no more than 500 words before the deadline via this link:
https://forms.office.com/r/GnV9eRaknB. Please reach out to the Guest Editors of the Special Issue
for any submission-related queries.
Special Issue Guest Editors at Centre for Environmental Law and Climate Change:
1. Dr Charu Sharma ([email protected]) Professor, Director CELCC, Vice Dean, Office of
Student Affairs & Initiatives, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, India.
2. Dr Tony George ([email protected]) Professor, Co-Director CELCC, Jindal
Global Law School, OP Jindal Global University, India
3. Dr Saurabh Sood ([email protected]) Assistant Professor, Assistant Director CELCC,
Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, India.
4. Stuti Lal ([email protected]) Senior Research Fellow, Assistant Director CELCC, Jindal Global
Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, India.
Special Issue Guest Editors
1. Dr Rowena Maguire ([email protected]) Associate Professor in the School of Law and the
Program Leader of the Environmental and Social Governance Research Centre at QUT,
Australia)
2. Dr Emily Barrit ([email protected]) Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law and the
Co-Director of the Transnational Law Institute at King’s College London.
JGLR Managing Editors:
1. Shaun Star ([email protected]) Professor & Associate Dean, Jindal Global Law School, O.P.
Jindal Global University, India.
2. Kasim Balarabe ([email protected]) Professor & Associate Dean, Jindal Global Law
School, O.P. Jindal Global University, India
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