![]() At the same time, conservation laws and policies place restrictions on people’s rights that have led to a groundswell of local resistance. There is increased demand to free up protected areas for new roads and railways, mines, and industrial projects. While successful in pockets, these have largely failed to provide sufficient protection. India has a number of conservation laws, policies and programmes. ![]() ![]() An obsessive focus on short-term economic growth has meant that trade-offs in terms of environmental deterioration have been accepted as necessary, even inevitable. The imperatives of development and growth have undeniably had an impact on biodiversity and conservation. More than a quarter century after economic liberalisation policies were implemented in India, the country’s ecology, environment, and human-nature relationships are under extreme stress. ![]()
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