R.B. Patil
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The early roots of the concept of 'sustainable development' can be traced back to the development-environment debate, sparked off by the adoption of the economic growth model of development by most of the countries in the world and realization of the consequences it produced in various forms of environmental degradation. In 1983, the UN set up the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) to examine the critical problems, formulate realistic ...
To accelerate the process of economic development and social change, The Community Development Programme was launched in the country in 1952 which was in course of time integrated with the Panchayat Raj institutions. But economic and political benefits were grabbed by the rich farmers and upper strata of village communities. The C.D.P. however did help in establishing an administrative machinery at the grass-root levels and also in creating infrastructural ...
With the increasing population and industrialization, the world is witnessing tremendous pressure on its natural resources. Protection and preservation of the environment has therefore become a prerequisite and integral part of the development process at local, national and global level. All over the world, environmental movements (also termed as new movements) are spreading their wings and rewriting the social and economic history. In India too, people in ...
It gives us an immense pleasure to bring out the publication of this volume entitled “Fishes and Fisheries: Conservation and Sustainable development†in honour of Principal M.S. Kamat, who has contributed immensely to the all round development of the M.E.S. College of Arts & Commerce, Zuaringar, Goa in particular and to the educational development of Goa in general. Since conservation and sustainable development of fisheries is a burning issue. We are ...
The book addresses the main issues confronting the fishery sector. The fishing industry has experienced many structural changes due to the introduction of new technology. These structural changes have, no doubt, brought many positive results, like efficient and effective exploitation of marine resources, increase in production, increase in foreign exchange earnings, protein rich food, etc. However, these changes have brought many problems in their wake. The ...