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Need of Foundation
The
field of economics is well established in India but in the
past there has been little focus on the economic aspects of
environmental and natural resource management. Interest in
these problems is increasing, as is evident from the initiation
of natural resource economics teaching and research programmes
in many universities and research institutes. At most of these
institutions, however, natural resource economics programmes
are in their infancy. Qualified teachers and teaching materials
are scarce, and capability to conduct research is limited.
There is only a weak link between the research conducted and
the needs of policy makers, managers and resource users in
solving critical natural resource management problems. An
institutional mechanism is needed in India to help develop
teaching, training and research skills and capability in the
field of natural resource and environmental economics and
management.
The
INREM Foundation seeks to improve the capability of Indian
universities and research institutes to undertake economic
analysis that will assist governmental and non-governmental
organisations and rural people to judiciously manage India's
natural resources and environment. This is critical to achieve
environmentally sustainable use of natural resources to
strengthen India's economy and improve the livelihoods of
rural people, especially the poor.
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