India

Statue_of_Lord_Buddha The philosophical traditions of India are rich and various, offering diverse perspectives on nature-culture relations. Work is being done in both India and in the US.

In the US, the Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) at Harvard University held a series of conferences (1996-1998) on environmental ethical themes of the three major traditions originating from India: Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. Harvard University Press also published volumes on these traditions in early 2000s. From such beginnings, Indic traditions have been examined for environmental ethical themes by Christopher Key Chapple (Loyola Marymount University), Ann G. Gold (Syracuse University), David L. Haberman (Indiana University), George A. James and Pankaj Jain (both at University of North Texas), Eliza F. Kent (Colgate University), Vijaya Nagarajan (University of San Francisco), and A. Whitney Sanford (University of Florida).

ISEE Representative
Pankaj Jain पंकज जैन Email: pankaj.jain@unt.edu	Dept. of Anthropology Dept. of Philosophy and Religion Studies University of North Texas Denton, Texas, USA
Schools, Programs, Degrees, Classes PhD in Environmental Ethics with a Focus on Indian Philosophy, University of North Texas (UNT) Pankaj Jain and George James work with students wishing to focus their graduate studies on the Indic traditions and ecological thinking. For more information contact either Professor Jain (pankaj.jain@unt.edu ) or Professor James (james@unt.edu). A Sample of Classes at UNT Eastern Religion and the Environment South Asian Philosophy and Religion
Centers, Organizations, Journals, Networks The Bhumi Project The Bhumi Project is a worldwide Hindu response to the environmental issues facing our planet. The initiative is facilitated by the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies in partnership with the Alliance of Religions and Conservation. The Ecodharma Centre The EcoDharma Centre, situated in the Catalan Pyrenees, offers courses, events and retreats drawing on the Buddhist Dharma and the emerging ecological paradigm. EcoDharma Project The EcoDharma Project is a collaboration between the University of North Texas, the Hindu American Seva Communities, Harvard University’s Pluralism Project, and Green Faith. The purpose of the project is to help temples and places of worship across the United States reduce their carbon footprint. The Forum in Religion and Ecology at Yale The Forum on Religion and Ecology explores religious worldviews, texts, ethics, and practices to broaden understanding of environmental concerns. While the forum is not exclusively focused on the Indic traditions, it nonetheless devotes considerable energy to Hinduism and Jainism, and Buddhism. The Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature & Culture Although not exclusively devoted to environmental ethical issues in India or to Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, the JSRNN regularly includes articles of interest on these topics.

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Scholars Working in India
H. G. Navale Department of Philosophy University of Pune Pune – 411007 harishnavale9@gmail.com	Jodh Singh Encyclopaedia of Sikhism Punjabi University, Patiala profjodhsingh@yahoo.com
Shubhada Joshi Department of Philosophy University of Mumbai, India jshubhada17@gmail.com	Priya M. Vaidya Guru Nanak College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai, India privaidya@gmail.com
Nalini Joshi Department of Philosophy University of Pune Pune – 411007 nalinijoshi53@gmail.com

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ISEE – International Society for Environmental Ethics

Advancing the Field of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy since 1990

India

Pankaj Jain and George James work with students wishing to focus their graduate studies on the Indic traditions and ecological thinking. For more information contact either Professor Jain (pankaj.jain@unt.edu ) or Professor James (james@unt.edu).

The Bhumi Project is a worldwide Hindu response to the environmental issues facing our planet. The initiative is facilitated by the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies in partnership with the Alliance of Religions and Conservation.

The EcoDharma Centre, situated in the Catalan Pyrenees, offers courses, events and retreats drawing on the Buddhist Dharma and the emerging ecological paradigm.

The EcoDharma Project is a collaboration between the University of North Texas, the Hindu American Seva Communities, Harvard University’s Pluralism Project, and Green Faith. The purpose of the project is to help temples and places of worship across the United States reduce their carbon footprint.

The Forum on Religion and Ecology explores religious worldviews, texts, ethics, and practices to broaden understanding of environmental concerns. While the forum is not exclusively focused on the Indic traditions, it nonetheless devotes considerable energy to Hinduism and Jainism, and Buddhism.

Although not exclusively devoted to environmental ethical issues in India or to Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, the JSRNN regularly includes articles of interest on these topics.