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The subject of Environment Conservation has increasingly become an issue of global concern. Since the UN Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio de Janeiro, June 1992, lot of promises has been made both at global and national level. New policies have emerged and new laws have been enacted. Environment conservation calls for multi, level actions, the social and economic cost of finite natural resources has never been focused any time in the past as ...
The book contains a number of papers related to wide spectrum of environmental issues viz. management, forest policy, biodiversity, environment and health, marine pollution, wetlands and economic valuation of ecology. The second part contains a series of articles, originally published in news media on contemporary issues covering impact assessment, global warming, conservation, ISO-14000, population and consumption, participatory management. Two book reviews on ...
The publication offers a collection of essays dealing with natural resources viz., land, water, biodiversity, forest and current management practices. Besides, related topics on Sustainable Development, EIA and Trade and Environment linkages and debate on use of biotechnology for food security have been discussed. Special focus has been given on fragile ecosystems of India e.g., island, coastal and mountains and their vulnerability.
The present publication offers a collection of essays on diverse issues of environment viz., Sustainable Development, Dimension of Biodiversity and its utilization, Water Resources including the proposed interlinking of Indian rivers, Clean Development Mechanism, Renewable Energy, Environmental Treaties, and Environmental Governance. The author has focused on the currently debated critical areas and provided updated information in an analytical framework. ...
The world at large perhaps looked for the first time at the very basic question- "Development at what cost?" In June 1972, at the UN Conference on Human Environment and Development. That the level of global concerns changed dramatically within 20 years was witnessed at UN Conference an Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1992. More than 180 countries participated in the meet and agenda for twenty-first century was decided. The ...