CREESS

cacy group which can influence decision makers to incorporate sustainability in their decisions. Founded in 2014 CREESS explores areas such as environmental management, human ecology, industrial ecology, environmental ethics, traditional knowledge, and cultural ecology. We are in the field of dance ecology, folklore, and artforms with reference to its connections with traditional technology & wisdom, conservation of natural resources, and sustainability. We work with 'Baiga' community in MP and Chattisgarh and 'Kaibartya' fishing community in Assam. We are associated with other national level cultural research organisations too. We provide consultany to industries in the areas of EIA, SIA, CIA and preparation of EMP, in oil and gas exploration/production, and hydroelectric power projects in India. We have worked with Oil and Gas industries in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Myanmar and Coal bed methane (CBM) blocks in Madhya pradesh. We also advise in the field of spatial planning with reference to sustainable urban development, urban metabolism, ecological footprint analysis, and developing framework for strategic environmental assessment for flood. Our special focus is on north eastern states of India and its overall sustainable development.