The main objectives of the Conference are, to: review the existing knowledge on ecological, socio-economic and environmental dimensions of degradation of land and water resources, especially in the developing countries; document ecorestoration approaches with case studies in different countries; review the impacts of government policies on ecorestoration of degraded environments; provide a sound scientific basis for developing appropriate policy framework for ecorestoration in developing countries; and identify areas of interdisciplinary research relevant to ecorestoration of land and water resources.
dates: 23-30 September 2003
location: New Delhi, India
additional: Dehradun
contact: Brij Gopal, Jawaharlal Nehru University
phone: 91-11-610-7676 ext 2324
fax: 91-11-616-9962 or 61
e-mail: brij@nieindia.org
www: http://www.nieindia.org/conferences.htm