Environmental Issues
Pollution
- Increasing competition for water
- Increasing water pollution
- In sectors: agriculture, industry, domestic, drinking, energy generation, etc.
- Destruction of waterways wildlife habitats because of these sectors
Deforestation
- Rising demand for forest-based products
- Causing deforestation
- Loss of natural resources
- Loss of natural resources
- Estimated total industrial round wood consumption in India exceeding 70 million m3 per year by 2020.
- Loss of biodiversity
- Big consumer of oil
- One of the 3 largest importers of palm oil with EU and China
- 95% of oil comes from Malaysia with negative environmental effects
- Deforestation of palm oil trees
- 95% of oil comes from Malaysia with negative environmental effects
- Deforestation of palm oil trees
Wildlife Trade
- Threatening the existence of many wild species
- Mongoose hair
- Snake skins
- Rhino horns
- Tiger and leopard claws, bones, skins, and whiskers
- Elephant tusks
- Deer antlers
- Snake skins
- Rhino horns
- Tiger and leopard claws, bones, skins, and whiskers
- Elephant tusks
- Deer antlers
- Strong legal and policy framework
- Regulate and restrict wildlife trade
- Prohibition of trade by Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
- Prohibition of trade by Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
- India: a member of the CITES (Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora) since 1976
- Works to stop international trade in specimens of selected species to certain extents
- Where does the problem come from?
- Not the laws
- The poor communication, poorly implemented/enforced
- Positive efforts without political will
- Many strong steps
-penalties for over-exploitation and illegal trade
- The poor communication, poorly implemented/enforced
- Positive efforts without political will
- Many strong steps
-penalties for over-exploitation and illegal trade