Claude Alvares | |
|---|---|
 Alvares in 2008 | |
| Born | Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Environmentalist, Author, Editor |
| Known for | Editor of the Other India Press |
| Spouse | Norma Alvares |
| Children | 3 |
Claude Alphonso Alvares is an Indian environmentalist based in Goa. Alvares is the editor of the Other India Press[1] and Director of the Goa Foundation, an environmental monitoring action group that has filed successful public interest litigation cases.[2]
Alvares is a member of the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF).[3] He is also a member of the Supreme Court Monitoring Committee (SCMC) on Hazardous Wastes constituted by the Supreme Court of India.[4]
- ^ "About Us". Other India Book Store. 2015. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Goa Foundation". Goa Foundation. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Speaker: Claude Alvares". India Inspires. 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Green Goa Works". Green Goa Works. 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.