Kalpavriksh's resource centre open for public

PUNE: People interested in environmental issues can access Kalpavriksh s resource center at Deccan Gymkhana between 10 am to 4.30 pm from Monday to Friday. Kalpavriksh s documentation centre cum reference library has old, recent and rare books, magazines and reports.
Kalpavriksh is a non-governmental organization working on environmental issue through education, research, campaigns and direct action.The documentation centre was set up in order to respond to a much felt need for a resource centre on environmental issues. This resource centre can be used by teachers, students, government agencies, NGOs, activists, lawyers, journalists and environmental activists. There is no subscription fee for referring to books in the library and photocopy facility is available as well.
Over the past three decades, Kalpavriksh has worked on a number of local, national and global issues related to environment. The focus areas are conservation and livelihoods, environment education, urban environment and environment and development.
The reports in the documentation centre include those on environmental issues like biodiversity conservation and natural resource management, flora and fauna, tribal rights and livelihoods, people, history, philosophy, culture, traditions, practices, systems, environmental laws and policies, conservation efforts, sustainable development and rural development.
The documentation center at Kalpavriksh has the updated Hindi newsletter 'people in conservation and the Hindi update in the applicability of the scheduled tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (recognition of forest rights) Act, 2006, also called the Forest Rights Act (FRA) to protected areas (PAs).