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This is the first book on environmental journalism in South Asia. It provides an important benchmark for journalism in the region as well as an excellent source of material for the future evolution of environmental journalism. This is a collection of essays by prominent Indian and South Asian environmental journalists. Apart from essays from India, there are contributions from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and the Maldives. The essays examine this specialization of journalism both historically and in the present.
Dispatches from the Frontline: Making of the Greenbelt Reports
Dispatches from the Frontline: Making of the Greenbelt Reports
TVE Asia Pacific's regional TV series The Greenbelt Reports, released in December 2006, investigated how coastal greenbelts—coral reefs, mangroves and sand dunes—provide jobs, income and protection from natural disasters. Filmed on location in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, the series captured the views of scientists, environmentalists and local communities. It used a dozen case studies to demonstrate that the only way to save Asia's remaining coastal greenbelts is to balance ecosystem conservation with people's economic needs. In this chapter, its executive producer and director trace the origins, process and outcome of their journalistic exercise.
Asian Tsunami's Environmental Lessons
‘Reminds us who's in charge!’
That short sms message, sent ...