Environment: Law and Justice

Contents: 1. Environmental change and science and technology institutions. 2. Environment and the Constitution of India. 3. Environmental protection legislations. 4. Forest and wildlife protection. 5. Environmental justice in India. 6. Environmental Education. Appendices: 1. Rules for the manufacture, use, import, export and storage of hazardous micro-organisms/ genetically engineered organisms or cells. 2. Ministry of Environment & Forests. 3. Hazardous wastes (management and handling rules, 1989. "The concept of environmentally sound and sustainable development clearly implies not only protection of the environment and the rational use of resources but also a whole series of policy options in the economic social and cultural sphere. "Environmental standards and values are a concern not only of the scientists and planners but also of lawyers and legislators. The legal machinery with which standards are to be enforced is a significant part of the regime of pollution control.