Anvita Dulluri | National Law School of India University (original) (raw)
Legal researcher focusing on issues of climate change, biodiversity and ecological governance. Interested in exploring interdisciplinary approaches that address the human-environmental interface.
Currently involved in a research project on coastal adaptation, examining the international climate adaptation mechanism through the paradigm of ecological resilience.
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Journal on Environmental Law Policy and Development , 2022
In this article, the authors make an attempt to unpack India’s latest push for expansion of culti... more In this article, the authors make an attempt to unpack India’s latest push for expansion of cultivation of oil palm under the recently announced National Mission on Edible Oil-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP). In doing so, they particularly focus on the Mission’s intended implementation in the North-east and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. They take a
close look at the legal and ecological implications arising from oil palm expansion in these biodiversity hotspots. The article begins by outlining the context for the recent policy push towards oil palm expansion by underscoring the economic reasons for the same and the history of India’s oil palm cultivation policies. In the second section, the authors explore the ecological consequences of oil palm cultivation in the North-east and Andaman and Nicobar Islands within the context of the lessons of ecological destruction arising from oil palm cultivation, learnt from
other tropical countries. Under the third section, the authors proceed to outline the legal permissions arising from various environmental legislations to undertake oil palm expansion in the targeted areas under
the announced scheme. The fourth section delves into the lesser-known implications of cultivating oil palm on critical ecosystems such as grasslands and peatlands. Bearing in mind the lessons learnt from the large-scale deforestation and irreversible ecosystem degradation in the wake of oil palm expansion in Indonesia and Malaysia, the authors
explore potential pathways for a sustainable implementation of oil palm
expansion in India.
Journal of Health and Environment , 2019
With the steady aggravation of the climate crisis, the agenda of climate change has become a cent... more With the steady aggravation of the climate crisis, the agenda of climate change has become a central preoccupation of governments across the world. The urgent need to drastically reduce dependence on fossil fuels by transitioning to renewable energy sources was globally recognized as a crucial step to control emissions. The European Union, with its robust legal framework under the Renewable Energy Directive of 2009 and its ambitious 2020 target, played an exemplary role in building consensus on the need to adopt alternate energy sources. However, as member nations of the EU seek to pursue their individual 2020 targets by harnessing greater “green” energy potential, an increasing number of such projects are being sanctioned in areas protected under the Birds and Habitats Directives, demonstrating an emerging conflict between renewable energy policies and biodiversity conservation in the EU. In this paper, the contradiction manifesting between renewable energy and biodiversity policies is examined through illustrative cases of renewable energy developments, with a particular focus on hydro and wind power projects undertaken by the member nations of the EU. It argues for a need to adopt a cohesive approach towards the twin environmental concerns of climate change and biodiversity. The paper attempts to initiate critical discussion on how the goals of green energy transition may be aligned with the targets of biodiversity conservation without one environmental issue overriding the other.
This paper undertakes a thorough review of the legislative and policy framework of water supply a... more This paper undertakes a thorough review of the legislative and policy framework of water supply and sanitation in India within the larger backdrop of the universal affirmation of right to water and sanitation under the UN WaSH initiatives, first articulated under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Recognizing the proactive role played by the Indian judiciary in this regard, the paper examines various patterns of judicial reasoning in realising the right to water and sanitation as Constitutional rights of citizens. The paper observes that through a consistent ‘rights-based’ approach, the Indian judiciary has systematically articulated and achieved the objectives of the UN WaSH initiatives long before they were spelled out under the MDGs. The paper highlights the need for the Government to recognise and incorporate judicial insights in implementing developmental projects under the WaSH initiatives.
Journal on Environmental Law Policy and Development , 2022
In this article, the authors make an attempt to unpack India’s latest push for expansion of culti... more In this article, the authors make an attempt to unpack India’s latest push for expansion of cultivation of oil palm under the recently announced National Mission on Edible Oil-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP). In doing so, they particularly focus on the Mission’s intended implementation in the North-east and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. They take a
close look at the legal and ecological implications arising from oil palm expansion in these biodiversity hotspots. The article begins by outlining the context for the recent policy push towards oil palm expansion by underscoring the economic reasons for the same and the history of India’s oil palm cultivation policies. In the second section, the authors explore the ecological consequences of oil palm cultivation in the North-east and Andaman and Nicobar Islands within the context of the lessons of ecological destruction arising from oil palm cultivation, learnt from
other tropical countries. Under the third section, the authors proceed to outline the legal permissions arising from various environmental legislations to undertake oil palm expansion in the targeted areas under
the announced scheme. The fourth section delves into the lesser-known implications of cultivating oil palm on critical ecosystems such as grasslands and peatlands. Bearing in mind the lessons learnt from the large-scale deforestation and irreversible ecosystem degradation in the wake of oil palm expansion in Indonesia and Malaysia, the authors
explore potential pathways for a sustainable implementation of oil palm
expansion in India.
Journal of Health and Environment , 2019
With the steady aggravation of the climate crisis, the agenda of climate change has become a cent... more With the steady aggravation of the climate crisis, the agenda of climate change has become a central preoccupation of governments across the world. The urgent need to drastically reduce dependence on fossil fuels by transitioning to renewable energy sources was globally recognized as a crucial step to control emissions. The European Union, with its robust legal framework under the Renewable Energy Directive of 2009 and its ambitious 2020 target, played an exemplary role in building consensus on the need to adopt alternate energy sources. However, as member nations of the EU seek to pursue their individual 2020 targets by harnessing greater “green” energy potential, an increasing number of such projects are being sanctioned in areas protected under the Birds and Habitats Directives, demonstrating an emerging conflict between renewable energy policies and biodiversity conservation in the EU. In this paper, the contradiction manifesting between renewable energy and biodiversity policies is examined through illustrative cases of renewable energy developments, with a particular focus on hydro and wind power projects undertaken by the member nations of the EU. It argues for a need to adopt a cohesive approach towards the twin environmental concerns of climate change and biodiversity. The paper attempts to initiate critical discussion on how the goals of green energy transition may be aligned with the targets of biodiversity conservation without one environmental issue overriding the other.
This paper undertakes a thorough review of the legislative and policy framework of water supply a... more This paper undertakes a thorough review of the legislative and policy framework of water supply and sanitation in India within the larger backdrop of the universal affirmation of right to water and sanitation under the UN WaSH initiatives, first articulated under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Recognizing the proactive role played by the Indian judiciary in this regard, the paper examines various patterns of judicial reasoning in realising the right to water and sanitation as Constitutional rights of citizens. The paper observes that through a consistent ‘rights-based’ approach, the Indian judiciary has systematically articulated and achieved the objectives of the UN WaSH initiatives long before they were spelled out under the MDGs. The paper highlights the need for the Government to recognise and incorporate judicial insights in implementing developmental projects under the WaSH initiatives.