Environmental Support Group (ESG) has engaged in several advocacy efforts to protect the environment and environmental laws in India. This includes opposing the development of a resort that would encroach on a forest home to endangered species, preserving lakes as public commons and conserving water resources, pressuring regulatory agencies to crack down on a polluting paper mill, and organizing protests against proposed dilutions of environmental impact assessment laws. Through legal challenges and mobilizing public support, ESG aims to hold government and industry accountable for protecting natural areas and resources.

1. Environmental Advocacy as a Critical Component of Environmental Education Paper Submitted to Asian Forum for Cross-Cultural Dialogues August 14 th -20 th 2009 Beijing Jointly organized by the Institute of World Literature and the Center for Cross-Cultural Studies, Peking University, China; Global Citizens for Sustainable Development, India; and Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany; with the support of La fondation Charles Léopold Mayer pour le progrès de l'homme (FPH) and the Beijing Eco Group (BEG). Bhargavi S.Rao Environment Support Group 1572, 36 th Cross Outer Ring Road, Banshankari 2 nd Stage, Bangalore-70 Tel:91-80-26713559/60 Email: [email_address] Website: http//: www.esgindia.org