Centre for Environmental Law, Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA)

The Centre for Environmental Law Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA) established in 1997 is a research centre that focuses on research and policy advocacy in the field of environmental law. Building an environmental law database, effectively networking among all stakeholders, undertaking training and capacity development exercises, providing consultancy services and building an environmental law community are CEERA’s main objectives. It enjoys the support of the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, other Ministries, international organisations, the Bar and the Bench in India.

As part of its activities, CEERA also runs two portals:

ceerapub.nls.ac.in – CEERA has taken pioneering efforts in keeping up with the technological advancements by publishing journals, blogs, articles, Books and other research materials on its online platform NLS Publications at nlspub.ac.in. The website launched in the year 2019, is a virtual shelf for anyone interested in learning about recent developments and also provides a place for others to contribute on any recent topics.

abs.nls.ac.in – This portal was launched as part of a project under the United Nations Development Project (UNDP) and Global Environment Fund (GEF) on Strengthening Human Resources, Legal Framework and Institutional Capacities to Implement the Nagoya Protocol (Global ABS Project). This portal provides updates on training programmes, and developments in the field of Biodiversity in India and across the world.

Center Co-Directors: Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat & Dr. Sneha Thapliyal