Reports and Papers:

  • The Lacey Amendment 2008 & The FLEGT Action Plan –Impact and Relevance for India in Forest Governance especially Forest Based Enterprises, Forest Governance Learning Group
  • A study report on:-Review of Existing Forest Acts, Rules, Regulations and Policy Development to Strengthen Community Natural Resources Management in Assam, for Assam Forest Department, January 2013
  • Policy and Legal recommendations, Implementing National Solar Mission in India- Need for an effective legal and Institutional response, Heinrich Boll Foundation, India, December 2011
  • Implementing the National Solar Mission Issues and Way Forward for Solar Energy Development in the Ladakh Region, Heinrich Boll Foundation, India, 2011
  • A Policy Brief: Making and environmentally sensitive and socially equity Solar Energy Development in India- Using legal instruments in response to climate change, Heinrich Boll Foundation, India, 2010
  • Need for Integrated Policy and Institutional Framework for the Implementation of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission in Rural Areas- Using Unique Constitutional Position of Tribal Areas in the Country for Rural Electrification under NSM, Heinrich Boll Foundation, India, July 2011
  • Community Forest Resource and Community Forest Rights: Implementation and Institutional Challenges under Forest Rights Act, 2006,A Forest Governance Learning Group India Initiative,IIFM, August 2009
  • Climate Change International Obligations-Domestic Actions “Towards a Climate Change Law” for the project titled “Climate Change Post – 2012 Forum on Ethics, Law, Economics and Politics” under the Helsinki process- being carried out by The Energy Resources Institute, Delhi, (TERI) India, May, 2008.
  • Contributed a chapter to the book “Impact of Climate Change on India” published by the World Institute of Sustainable Energy, Pune, India
  • Linking Civil Society to Forest Governance- Legal Aspects: As a panel discussant Paper presented at Role of Civil Society in Forestry Sector in India, Forest Resources Institute, Dehradun (October 10-11, 2007)
  • Local governance and decentralization in natural resources management in India – Challenges and Opportunities; As a resource person and key note paper in IC-Regional Local Governance Workshop in South Asia” Dhaka, Bangladesh; November 23, 2005 – December 05, 2005
  • Traditional linkages to species – An effective marine protected area management strategy in India; A Paper accepted at the First International Marine Protected Areas Congress to be held in Geelong, Australia 23-27 October 2005
  • Guide to legal provisions for Reconstruction and Rehabilitation in tsunami-affected areas of the Coastal Regulation Zone in Tamil Nadu- A Handbook; The World bank; June 2005 (Co-authored with Mishra A)
  • Legal Feasibility of Bio diesel Project for Rural Energy Requirements in Tribal Orissa; Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and CTx GrEn; June 2005
  • Tribals and their lands- Legal Issues and Concerns with Special Reference to Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh; Overseas Development Institute, U.K; June 2005 (Co-authored with Upadhyay V; Mishra A and Mehra S)
  • Policy and Legal Challenges in Marine Resource Conservation in India; Duke University; April 2005
  • The Impact of Legislation, Policy, Judicial Decisions on Community Forestry a Chapter in Enabling Community Forest Stewardship in Northeast India: Recommendations for Actions; Community Forestry International, USA; March 2005
  • Incorporating stakeholder perceptions in participatory forest management the law and policy context; University of Cambridge; March 2005
  • Legal Literacy Camps- A power Tool; International Institute of Environment and Development; March 2005

 

  • Community-Based Property Rights (CBPR) In India- The Legal Challenge, December 2004 (Co-authored with Brian Mast, Vermont Law School)
  • Review of environmental law in India; PADCO; USA; October 2004
  • Tribal Self-Rule Law and Common Property Resources in Scheduled Areas of India – A New Paradigm Shift or another Ineffective Sop; A paper accepted at the Tenth Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property (IASCP) “The Commons in an Age of Global Transition Challenges, Risks and Opportunities” Hosted by the Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Oaxaca, México, 9 – 13 August 2004
  • Orange Areas- The Government Sees Red!-The Dispute on Double Entry Lands in Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh, India; Ekta Parishad; July 2004  ( Coauthored with Anil Garg)
  • Review of Laws and Policies on Tribal in India, International Labour Organization, July 2004
  • Enabling Legal and Policy Framework Lessons Learned from Eco-Development Experiences in India; Project Tiger, Ministry of Environment and Forest; June 2004
  • Tribal Self-Rule and Natural Resource law -The Conflict Within A Focus on Minor Forest Produce, All Asia Public Interest Environmental Law Conference; 22-26th March, 2004
  • Impact of State Legislation on the Empowerment of Gram Sabha in Schedule V Areas” National Institute of Rural Development & United Nations Development Program; Feb 2004
  • Review of Legislation on Coastal Areas and Marine Turtle management in India, WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA, Government of India funded by United Nations Development Program, August 2002
  • “The Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions in Joint Forest Management in India”- The Current Legal Position; WINROCK International; July 2002
  • From joint management to Community ownership of Forest in India- The legal Challenge; Paper presented at the 9th Biennial Conference of IASCP at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, June 17-21, 2002
  • Environmental Law in India- The need For Alternative Lawyering; A paper presented at a workshop on ‘Lawyering Strategies for Environment Protection 25-26th March, 2002, ASRC, Hyderabad, March 2002
  • Biodiversity Conservation and law in Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal- Constraints, Opportunities, Strategies, TERI; November 2001
  • Report on Livelihoods And Forest Management In Andhra Pradesh SWISS AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION; October 2001
  • Forestry Laws in India – The sustainability and livelihood concerns with special reference to Andhra Pradesh; THE WORLD BANK, October 2000
  • Bundelkhand Integrated Water Resource Management Project- Report of the Environmental Law Expert ECOTECH SERVICES (INDIA) PVT. LTD. April 2001
  • Legal Concepts and Methodologies for Financial Sustainability of Tiger Reserves of Buxa, Palamau, Pench, Periyar, Ranthambhore and Protected Areas of Gir and Nagarhole. JPS ASSOCIATES PRIVATE LIMITED, December 2001
  • Towards Institutional and Legal Provisions for the Development and Management of Environmentally sustainable/Residential /Commercial Urban Areas with Private Sector Participation in Uttar Pradesh. INSTITUTE FOR HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES IN INDIA (IHS-INDIA), May 2000
  • Infrastructure Development and Law, THE WORLD BANK (Co-authored with Enakshi Ganguly Thukral) May 1998
  • Legal Issues of the Bankability of JFM in Andhra Pradesh; FAO, Rome, 1997
  • Legal Conflicts over Land, Forest and Water in India: Review of Cases and Concepts in Locked Horns: Conflicts in Natural Resource Management; Aga Khan Foundation)