For ecology to be truly saved and revived, we have to return to the meanings and practices that infuse sacredness and reverence towards nature as in Hindu traditions
In the West and Europe, there has been a movement recognized as environmental, supported by environmental sciences, which became visible after the industrial recovery following the second world war. For…
Viva Kermani has a post-graduation certificate in Environmental Management from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London, UK. Her areas of study for this qualification were ecology, environment economics and policy, climate change and development. She is based in Bangalore and manages a non-profit, the Centre for Social Markets, which works in the public interest to bring about societies that are self-reliant and sustainable. She is also engaged in the area of conservation of natural resources and natural heritage. She writes regularly in online media portals on issues of environment and on GM crops.