Centre for Research and Management of Natural Resources (CRAMON)

The Centre for Research and Management of Natural Resources (CRAMON) was established with an objective of undertaking research and advancing legal and policy solutions to climate change and sustainable use of natural resources. The Centre engages students in research of legal issues involving land use and environmental issues, climate change, soil and water conservation, food and agriculture, biotechnology, food safety etc.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the Centre are as follows:

To generate innovative and interdisciplinary research on legal frameworks governing natural resources, including land, water, minerals, and biodiversity.
To explore legal mechanisms that support sustainable and equitable use of natural resources, balancing environmental protection with economic development.
To foster partnerships among academia, government agencies, industry stakeholders, and non-governmental organizations to address complex natural resource issues.
To undertake empirical research on various issues faced by affected communities to understand their needs and perspectives, ensuring that research and recommendations are grounded in real-world contexts.

ACTIVITIES

2024: Single credit course on Adjudication of Housing and Land Rights conducted in collaboration with Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) from March 2024 to April 2024. Prominent activists and scholars like Dr. Usha Ramnathan, Ms. Enakshi Ganguly were key resource persons in the session.
2024: Single credit course on Climate Change – Law, Justice and the Global South organised in association with Law, Environment and Development Centre (LEDC), SOAS University of London from February 2024 to April 2024.
2023: A public conversation titled “The Green Mandate – Season 2, Episode 2” – A public conversation on ‘Public Participation on Environmental Decision Making’ was organised on 18th April, 2023 in association with Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi. The guest speaker was Mr. Prafulla Samantara, environmental activist and recipient of the Green Nobel Prize.
2022: Online certificate course on Climate Change – Law, Justice and the Global South organised in association with Law, Environment and Development Centre (LEDC), SOAS University of London from September 2022 – November 2022.
2022: Photography Competition on occasion of World Environment Day – 2022: A photography competition with the theme ‘Green Lenses: One Earth, One Picture’ was conducted on the occasion of World Environment Day – 2022. It was open to all school, college and University students.
2021: Webinar on occasion of World Environment Day, 2021 – On occasion of World Environment Day, 2021, (5^th June), a webinar was conducted on “Ecosystem Restoration: Specific Focus on Water Conservation”. The resource person for the webinar was, Ranjan Panda, a water activist, President awardee and popularly known as ‘Waterman of Odisha’.

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Prof. Philippe Cullet: Prof. Cullet is a Professor of international law and environmental law at School of Oriental and African Studies University (SOAS), London and the Chair, Centre of Law, Environment and Development at the University.

Prof. Dr. Sairam Bhat: Prof. Sairam is currently a Professor of Law at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru (NLSIU). He is the centre coordinator of the University’s Centre for Environmental Law, Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA).

Mr. Sharachchandra Lele: Mr. Lele is an environmental researcher working as an Adjunct Professor at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune and senior Fellow at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bengaluru.

Dr. Simon Behrman: Dr. Behrman is an associate professor at the School of Law, University of Warwick, UK. He specialises and publishes widely in the field of climate change migration.

Prof. Avidan Kent: Prof. Kent is a Professor of Law at the University of East Anglia, UK. He is also the Director of Research in the University and specialises in the field of climate change law and climate-induced migration.

NLUO National Law University Odisha Accredited By NAAC

NLUO National Law University Odisha Accredited By NAAC

Centre for Research and Management of Natural Resources (CRAMON)