World Environment Foundation is member of a partnership programme called PIAS (Partners In Action for Sustainability). This is an alliance of like minded constituencies and stakeholders to spearhead international sustainability movement and covering all aspects of business activity including Total Quality Management, Environmental Management Standard, Good Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Citizenship etc".

The need for dissemination of information about the healing power of nature and its capacity to fight diseases has never been so vital. There have been so much calculated destruction of biodiversity that the world will lose the very species that has made the survival of homo- sapiens possible in the planet. Some of the most promising wonder drugs come from nature. History teaches us the folly of destroying species that could benefit humanity.

S M Charitable Foundation has set up a healthcare facility called PATHIC (Preventive Action Through Health Information and Counselling) near Kalindi Kunj in New Delhi. Crores of rupees are currently spent on heart surgeries only because people are unaware what leads to heart attacks. They have little information that small changes in one's life style can free them completely from heart ailments. It is surprising how little information is available on health. One can eat ones way to healthy eating only if one has information on what to eat and how food affects various ailments. Prevention is far better than cure. PATHIC is primarily intended to disseminate information on fighting diseases, encouraging healthy life style, integrated living and family planning. It is currently serving the villages around Delhi. SM foundation proposes to set up such centres right across the country.

The World Environment Foundation in partnership with S M Charitable Trust has developed strong linkages with the Himachal government and civil society through PREWALE to create awareness of women 's rights and involve them in decision making and implementation of multitudes of poverty alleviation programmes.

Technology is the key to environmental excellence and partnership is the best way to take advantage of each other's strength. Setting up of the PEACE follows one of the major recommendations of the Second Round Table on Cleaner Environment held in New Delhi in June 1999. This Round Table established the need for a forum to encourage regular dialogue between European and Asian stakeholders to disseminate information and benefits of environment friendly products, processes, practices, equipment and technology. Under the proposed project PEACE Clubs will be set-up in Europe and Asian Countries to share the experience on environment friendly technologies. PEACE clubs will work as bridges between Europe and Asia for easy and swift flow of information and technology. The focus will be on SMEs, who do not have capability to invest the amount of capital required to access information to improve their environmental management. PEACE will benefit European companies seeking to market their environmental technologies. Asians will benefit by having a demand-driven channel for information and technology on environmentally responsible action and take concrete action in improving the quality of environ.

This initiative aims to provide sustainable livelihoods for the rural areas of Himachal Pradesh through increasing awareness, regeneration, management and sustainable use of bio-resources with specific focus on development of floriculture. It is also working closely with the local communities in developing community-based eco-tourism, which is an infinitely better option in income generation than the traditional tourism industry, which damages the environment. the main objectives in this regard will be...