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Our Academy for Conservation Science and Sustainability Studies provides applied and interdisciplinary education in conservation and sustainability studies to the next generation of environmental leaders.

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Our research provides policy coherence, interdisciplinary knowledge, and strong institutional frameworks to achieve environmental and social goals.

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As a unique knowledge generator, ATREE engages at the grassroots level to implement environmental and sustainability interventions and also disseminates knowledge to the masses.

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS


From Groundwater Regulation to Integrated Water Management
Groundwater over-exploitation poses a severe threat to food, water and livelihood security in India, but the approach to groundwater regulation has been guided by the simplistic prescription that to achieve sustainable use, pumping must be less than recharge...Readmore

Swachh Bharat Mission: Groundwater Contamination in Peri-urban India
SBM offers a promising solution to address the issues of sanitation and water in rapidly urbanising areas. However, the groundwater and sanitation nexus, in the emerging peri-urban regions, needs a detailed discussion in order to understand its implications for the SBM. ..Readmore

Forest protection in Central India: Do differences in monitoring by state and local institutions result in diverse social and ecological impacts?
Protection of forests and wildlife outside protected areas (PAs) is necessary for the conservation of wildlife. Extension of conservation efforts outside the existing PA may result in restrictions on local forest resource use. ..Readmore

FEATURED OPINIONS

Building (Only) Toilets Isn’t Always the Answer to Ending Open Defecation

In north Bihar’s Kosi, groundwater is very close to the surface, so people prefer to have their toilets farther away from home or they think defecation will contaminate their drinking water supply.

Deathknell for citizen-led lake governance

Bengaluru has become a bit notorious globally as videos of Bellandur lake catching fire and its froth blocking roads over the past couple of years have gone viral. But Bengaluru’s lakes are also famous for another reason: the enormous citizen activism that has led to the protection, rejuvenation and beautification of many of its lakes,