Introduction: NLSIU-ENVIS Centre Website

The Envis website of CEERA, NLSIU,

www.nlsenlaw.org  

The website will focus upon building an environmental law database to make the same available to all interested users at one site. The website will also provide policy researchers an information bank and provoke contribution in the form of policy reforms in the area of environmental law.

Environment is a broad-ranging, multi-disciplinary subject and a comprehensive information system on environment would necessarily involve effective participation of concerned institutions and organizations in the country that are actively engaged in work relating to different subject areas of environment. A large number of nodes, have been established in the network to cover the broad subject areas of environment with a Focal Point in the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India. These have been set up in the areas of pollution control, toxic chemicals, central and offshore ecology, environmentally sound and appropriate technology, bio-degradation of wastes and environment management, etc. The ENVIS Focal Point ensures integration of national efforts in environmental information collection, collation, storage, retrieval and dissemination to all concerned.

Both the Focal Point as well as the ENVIS Centers have been assigned common responsibilities to achieve short term and long term objectives.  The responsibility of ENVIS Centers and Nodes are:

·         Establishment of linkages with all information sources and creation of data bank on selected parameters in the subject area assigned.

·         Identification of information gaps.

·         Publish newsletters and Bulletins.

·         Develop library facility and provide support to the focal point on the subject area.

In the process, the Nodes have to meet the following objectives:

·     to provide national environmental information service relevant to present need and capable of   development to meet  the future needs of the users, originators, processors and disseminators of information;

·    to build up storage, retrieval and dissemination capabilities with the ultimate

    objectives of disseminating information speedily to the users;

·     to promote, national and international cooperation and liaison for exchange of environment related information;

·     to promote, support and assist education and personnel training programmes designed to enhance environmental information processing and utilisation capabilities;

·     to promote exchange of information amongst developing countries.

Most importantly these nodes serve as an interface for the users on the assigned subject.  The Website www.nlsenlaw.org will host issues related to Environmental Law with the   objectives mentioned as the parameters.