ENVIS Centre

Environmental Information System (ENVIS) of the Ministry of Env. and Forests, Govt. of India was established on October 27, 1984.

The ENVIS Centre 07 at WWF-INDIA was established on October 27, 1984 under the Environmental Information System (ENVIS) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. The Centre was assigned the responsibility for being the focal point for information on:

• NGO's and the Environment
• Parliament and the Environment
• Media and the Environment

Over the past few years, the Centre has been recognized by users (NGO, administrators, specialized agencies, researchers, school and college students, media professionals, and others) both within the country and overseas as a reliable and responsive source of environment related information.

The ENVIS Centre regularly responds several queries and requests for information on various subjects and topics concerning environment in India. In addition the Centre also responded to numerous queries on telephone, email, as well as personal visits by users.

In the past the Centre has responded by updating or compiling information in new areas such as directories on Environmental NGO's in India, Audiovisuals on the Environment, expertise in the Environmental Sciences, Pollution Monitoring Facilities and Campaign Support Services available with NGO's, environment in the Indian parliament etc.

With the establishment of the Indira Gandhi conservation Monitoring at WWF-India the directories are now stored in computerized databases to facilitate easy access to data, as well as to the retrieval and updating of information.

As part of the Environmental Management Capacity Building Technical Assistance Project (EMCBTAP) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests supported by the World Bank the ENVIS centre has established a website which disseminates information on environmental NGOs, environment related matters in the Indian Parliament and media apart from publishing a newsletter, and answering queries from interested users. The data and information can be accessed through the main website and is updated periodically.