Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment

The Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment (IIEE) is an environmental education and research institution based in New Delhi, India. It was established on 5 June 1980, coinciding with World Environment Day, and was motivated by international discussions on environmental education, including the 1971 Founex meeting, the 1972 Stockholm Conference, the 1975 Belgrade workshop, and the 1977 Tbilisi Intergovernmental Conference organized by UNEP and UNESCO. Since its inception, IIEE has conducted a wide range of programmes with social, educational, cultural, and economic content aimed at promoting sustainable development. The institute has trained more than 50,000 individuals in areas such as ecology, environment, pollution control, disaster management, sustainable development, ecological tourism, and environmental education. It has also carried out ecological education programmes in over 1,000 schools in Delhi in collaboration with the Government of Delhi, and has partnered with municipal bodies and more than 3,600 environmental NGOs across India for the Clean up Delhi Campaign. IIEE has published over 150 books, occasional monographs, and encyclopaedias, including the 30-volume International Encyclopaedia of Ecology and Environment, which has been acquired by most universities and research organizations in India. The institute has been a pioneer in organizing national and international congresses and conventions on the environment, hosting more than 180 such events between 1981 and 2014. IIEE continues to operate from New Delhi, offering educational programmes and resources related to ecology and environmental protection.

The Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment (IIEE) was established on 5 June 1980 in New Delhi, on the occasion of World Environment Day. Its founding was inspired by a series of international environmental education milestones: the 1971 Founex meeting, the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, the 1975 International Workshop on Environmental Education in Belgrade, and the 1977 Intergovernmental Conference on Environmental Education in Tbilisi, organized by UNEP and UNESCO. From its inception, IIEE has organized programmes with social, educational, cultural, and economic dimensions aimed at fostering a sustainable society. Over the decades, the institute has trained more than 50,000 people in ecology, environment, pollution control, disaster management, sustainable development, ecological tourism, and environmental education. It has conducted ecological education in over 1,000 schools in Delhi in collaboration with the Government of Delhi, and has worked with municipal bodies and more than 3,600 environmental NGOs across India on the Clean up Delhi Campaign. IIEE has published over 150 books, monographs, and encyclopaedias, including the 30-volume International Encyclopaedia of Ecology and Environment, which has been procured by most universities and research organizations in India. The institute has been a pioneer in organizing national and international congresses and conventions on the environment, hosting more than 180 such events between 1981 and 2014. IIEE continues to operate from New Delhi, offering educational programmes and resources related to ecology and environmental protection.

• 2014

  By this year, IIEE had organized more than 180 national and international congresses and conventions.

• 1992

  Part of the famous 1992-2013 period of congresses and conventions organized by IIEE.

• 1981

  Beginning of a series of national and international congresses and conventions on environment; over 180 events held between 1981 and 2014.

• 1980

  Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment established in New Delhi on World Environment Day (5 June).

IIEE positions itself as a pioneering institution for environmental education, training, and awareness in India, with a focus on sustainable development and ecological protection.

• International Encyclopaedia of Ecology and Environment

  A 30-volume encyclopaedia published by IIEE, procured by most universities and research organizations in India.

• Environmental education and training programmes

  Programmes covering ecology, environment, pollution control, disaster management, sustainable development, ecological tourism, and environmental education.

• Books and monographs

  More than 150 books, occasional monographs, and encyclopaedias published by IIEE.

1. 1Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment New Delhi - www.ecology.eduecology.edu
2. 2About IIEEecology.edu
3. 3Wikidata: Indian Institute of Ecology and Environmentwikidata.org