Gadgil Committee

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Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel Report
Gadgil Commission Report
Author	Prof. Madhav Gadgil, et al.
Country	India
language	English
subject	Environmental Science
Publisher	Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
Pages	521

The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), also known as the Gadgil Commission after its chairman Madhav Gadgil, was an environmental research commission appointed by the Ministry of Environment and Forests of India. The commission submitted the report to the Government of India on 31 August 2011. The Expert Panel approached the project through a set of tasks such as:

Compilation of readily available information about Western Ghats
Development of Geo-spacial database based on environmental sensitivity, and
Consultation with Government bodies and Civil society groups.^[1]

Ecology Expert Panel

Chairman

Professor Madhav Gadgil, Ph.D (Harvard University), Former HOD, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.^[2]

Members

B.J. Krishnan
Dr. K.N. Ganeshaiah
Dr. V.S. Vijayan
Prof. (Ms.) Renee Borges
Prof. R. Sukumar
Dr. Ligia Noronha
Ms Vidya S. Nayak
Dr. D. K. Subramaniam

Ex-officio members

Dr. R.V. Varma, Chairman, Kerala State Biodiversity Board
Chairman, National Biodiversity Authority(NBA)
Prof S.P. Gautam, Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Dr. R.R. Navalgund,vDirector, Space Application Centre (SAC)
Dr. G.V. Subrahmanyam, Advisor (RE), Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, New Delhi ^[1]

Major recommendations

The commission recommends constitution (Parliament bill) of a Western Ghats Ecology Authority (WGEA), as a statutory authority under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, with the powers under Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.^[3]

The report was considered by UNESCO, which added the 39 serial sites of the Western Ghats on the World Heritage List.^[4]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Report of the Western Ghats, Ecology Expert Panel, Part I". Madhav Gadgil Commission. The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
↑ "Fellow-Biodata". http://insaindia.org/. INDIAN NATIONAL SCIENCE ACADEMY. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
↑ "Western Ghats expert panel report out in public domain". The Hindu. June 12, 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
↑ "MoEF approves Kasturirangan panel report on Western Ghats". The Economic Times (New Delhi: The Times Group). Press Trust of India. 2013-10-18. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-08.

External links

Report of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel PDF (7.7MB)

v t e Indian commissions

Permanent	Agricultural Costs and Prices Agriculture Atomic Energy Backward Classes Cattle Competition Consumer Disputes Redressal Cooperation with UNESCO Delimitation Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes Election Electricity Regulation Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector Farmers Finance Forward Markets Human Resources for Health Human Rights Investment Knowledge Labour Law Minorities Minority Educational Institutions Pay Planning Protection of Child Rights Public Service Railway Safety Safai Karamcharis Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes Statistics University Grants Women Vigilance

Ad hoc	Administrative Reforms Gadgil Kalelkar Kapur Khosla Liberhan Mandal Mukherjee Nanavati Narendran Ranganath Misra (Minorities) Sarkaria Shah States Reorganisation

Category List

v t e Sustainability

Foundations	Ecological modernization Environmentalism Human impact on the environment Planetary boundaries Stewardship Sustainable development

Consumption	Anthropization Anti-consumerism Ecological footprint Ethical Over-consumption Simple living Sustainability advertising Sustainability brand Sustainability marketing myopia Sustainable Systemic change resistance Tragedy of the commons

Population	Birth control Family planning Control Overpopulation Zero growth

Technology	Appropriate Environmental Sustainable

Biodiversity	Biosecurity Biosphere Conservation biology Deep ecology Endangered species Holocene extinction Invasive species

Energy	Carbon footprint Climate change mitigation Conservation Descent Efficiency Emissions trading Peak oil Renewable

Food	Forest gardening Local Permaculture Security Sustainable agriculture Sustainable fishery Urban horticulture

Water	Conservation Crisis Efficiency Footprint

Accountability	Sustainability accounting Sustainability measurement Sustainability metrics and indices Sustainability reporting Sustainability science Standards and certification Sustainable yield

Applications	Advertising Architecture Art Business City College programs Community Design Education for Sustainable Development Fashion Gardening Green marketing Industries Landscape architecture Living Low-impact development Organizations Packaging Practices Procurement Tourism Transport Urban drainage systems Urban infrastructure

Management	Environmental Fisheries Forest Natural resource Planetary Waste

Agreements	UN Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm 1972) Brundtlandt Commission Report (1983) Our Common Future (1987) Earth Summit (1992) Rio Declaration on Environment and Development Agenda 21 (1992) Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) ICPD Programme of Action (1994) Earth Charter Lisbon Principles UN Millennium Declaration (2000) Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005)

Category Lists Outline Portal Science Studies

v t e Western Ghats

Rivers	Bhadra Bhavani Bhima Chalakudy Chittar Godavari Gurupura Kabini Kali Kallayi Kaveri Koyna Krishna Kundali Malaprabha Manimuthar Netravati Pachaiyar Parambikulam Saraswati Savitri Sharavathi Tambaraparani Tapti Tunga Venna

Regions	Desh, Maharashtra Goa Gap Konkan Malabar Malenadu North Malabar Kongu Nadu Palakkad Gap Tulu Nadu

Hills	Agastya Mala Anamala Anamudi Anginda Banasura Peak Biligirirangana Betta Brahmagiri Cardamom Chembra Peak Doddabetta Gangamoola Harishchandragad Kalsubai Kemmangundi Kudremukh Kodachadri Kumara Parvata Mahabaleshwar Mullayanagiri Marunthuvazh Malai Nilgiri Palni Ponmudi Pushpagiri Pythalmala Salher Sispara Sonsogor Tadiandamol Taramati Vellarimala Ranipuram Vagamon

Waterfalls	Abbey Chunchanakatte Gokak Irupu Jog Kalhatti Mallalli Falls Sathodi Lushington Sivasamudram Athirapally Falls Vazhachal Falls Hogenakkal

States	Tamil Nadu Gujarat Karnataka Kerala Maharashtra Goa

Parks & Reserves	Annekal Reserved Forest Anshi National Park Aralam Reserved Forest Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve Agasthyavanam Biological Park Bandipur National Park Bannerghatta National Park Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Chandoli National Park Chimmony Wildlife sanctuary Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary Dandeli National Park Eravikulam National Park Grass Hills National Park Indira Gandhi National Park Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve Karian Shola National Park Karnala Bird Sanctuary Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary Kudremukh National Park Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary Mudumalai National Park Mudumalai Tiger Reserve Mukurthi National Park Nagarhole Rajiv Gandhi National Park New Amarambalam Reserved Forest Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Palani Hills National Park Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary Periyar National Park Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Radhanagri Wildlife Sanctuary Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary Silent Valley National Park Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary

Places	Khandala Lonavla Mahabaleshwar Matheran Chiplun Tamhini Panchgani Kudremukh Kodagu Karjat Kasara

Ghats	Amboli Ghat Bhor Ghat Tamhini Ghat Amba Ghat Bhor Road Ghat Chorla Ghat Goa Gap Kasara Road Ghat Kumbharli Ghat Malshej Ghat Naneghat Palakkad Gap Varandha Ghat

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Gadgil Committee

Ecology Expert Panel

Major recommendations

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