ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION

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WORLD CONSERVATION STRATEGY

 UNEPIUCNWWFUNCED

INTRODUCTION

Most legislation evolved in response to problems.

We are loosing our wildlife rapidly.Our environment shows that there are many

drawbacks in the environmental legislation.Problems arising in enforcement of

environmental laws and acts.

Environmental legislation  Developmental process was initiated in the

fourth five year planThis process initiated by Department of

environment in 1980Ministry of Environment and forests in

September 1985

Wild life management and conservation  

Wildlife – The uncultivated species of plants and animals living in their natural habitat.

Mahajan (1981) wild life is life in any form plant or animal existing in its natural surroundings.

Wild life protection Act (1972) – Government of India

Wild life include any animal , bees , fish , crustacean aquatic or land vegetation etc.

Wild life management refers to the protection , preservation perpetuation and judicious control of population of rare species of plants and animals.

Wild life is a renewable resource useful to the human society

Wild life helps in promoting economic activities that beings money through tourism 

AIMS OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

To maintain the balance of nature

To maintain and preserve the rare species of plants and animals from extinction

To prevent deforestationTo preserve the breeding stockTo study the ecological

relations to the plants and animals.

WORLD CONSERVATION STRATEGIES

International union for conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)It is an independent international agency It head quarters at Morges , Switzerland 120 countries are members of IUCN – 60

government and more than 500 non government organizations

It was established in 1948IUCN is now renamed as world conservation

union (WCU) The main objective – promote and support

action

To promote : Wild life conservationAwareness through education Research to providing technical data for practical

conservation programes.Action on a national and international scale and

international agencies support conservation programes

Strengthening legislation and improving its enforcement

World wildlife fund (WWF) It established in 1961 at Gland in Switzerland The “Giant panda” was chose as its symbol. India has the membership. The scope and actives are not restricted to animals only. WCU , WWF has taken up a plant conservation

campaign WWF in India was founded in 1969 It head quarters is in Bombay It’s main aims are conservation , education and research Some of the important projects (WWF) such as Andma

pig study , crocodile breeding project , Ecological Survey of Western Ghats.

WWF is earlier called world wild life fund.

United nations conference on Environment and development (UNCED)According to UNCED (1992) Forest are to be

managed as ecosystemIt has conducted a debate on environmental

problems such as acid rain ,water pollution and toxic chemicals

The two events are look place in 1970s and 1980s.

Rio summitFirst event Stockholm conference held in

1972 113countries. 4001 GOS and NGOSUNCED or Earth summit was held at Rio-

de Janeiro the capital of Brazil between 3 and 4 June.

United Nation Environmental Program (UNEP)Established by UN is 1972.To protect world biological diversityUNEP protect over 30,000 of world’s UNEP’s key role led to an increase

in number of rhinoceros in Kenya ,Namibia South Africa ,Peninsular Malaysia and India.

UNEP promoted the preparation of the Global Biodiversity Assessment (1995)