Marianne de Nazareth

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Marianne is A CleanBi contributor based in Bangalore, India

In 2004 she joined the Deccan Herald as Chief Sub Editor and went on in 2006 to do a Masters in Journalism ( Erasmus Mundus Masters in Journalism) funded by the EU to upgrade her journalism skills. She attended three Universities in the course- Denmark, Amsterdam and Wales, UK. which was an intensive, full time course for two years.

She came back to the Deccan Herald in 2008 and worked as Assistant Editor handling the Edit and the Op-Ed pages. However in a year she resigned in order spend her time educating young journalists in the Post Graduate Media Department of St. Joseph's College, COMMITS and Christ University as adjunct faculty.

She is also a media fellow with the UNFCCC, UNEP & the Robert Bosch Stiftung and travels the world covering Climate Change and its effects on biodiversity and the planet.

Writing still continues to be her first love but her focus has changed to Environmental Journalism and Gender Issues. She writes for a host of Indian and International publications, and is invited to attend Science Conferences across the globe throughout the year.

Marianne has just launched her children's book of stories called 'The One Eyed Ogre & Other stories.'

Stories from Marianne de Nazareth

China the biggest market for renewable energy investment in 2010
July 09, 2011
According to the latest news released by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), China along with a number of developing countries are now the biggest investors in large-scale renewables while Germany surges ahead on rooftop solar.
UNEP's Achiem Steiner plants one more tree for India
June 05, 2011
Stand at the traffic signal waiting to cross and you are overwhelmed by a belch of black smoke pumped out of the exhaust of the bus accelerating by, bringing gasps and chokes pedestrians. Ancient trees are being cut down in Bangalore in the name of development and we can see man-made destruction of our environment all around us.
Rainwater harvesting barels
February 07, 2011
Attending UNFCCC Climate Change Conferences for the last two years it is apparent that the world is heading towards conflict over water supplies if solutions are not soon found and the reality cannot be starker than in India.