1. Capacity building in environmental management /climate change
- Conduct trainings for line departments (Dept of Agriculture,Animal Husbandry,Fisheries, Pollution Control Board, Health and Family welfare, Local Bodies).
- Offer Masters programme in Environmental Economics
- Offer Certificate programme in Environmental Economics to practitioners/policy makers/planners
- Conduct short training programmes/workshops/seminars in the area of environmental management
2. Conducting research for policy prescriptions for environmental management
- Undertake valuation studies and impact studies to aid in Environmental Impact Assessment exercises/policy support Conduct Baseline survey to document the current status of environmental resources
3. Outreach programmes in Environmental management
- Facilitating local bodies in environmental management
- Demonstrating models of local level management options through ecoclubs, or bhoomithra clubs
4. Consultancy Services
- Conducting field studies
- Suggesting policy instruments
- Base line data support for EIA and conducting EIA
5. Data base management in environment sector
6. Knowledge dissemination
- Working papers/occasional papers
- Mass media programmes
- Collaborative activities
