Kerala Assembly unanimously passes resolution asking Union government to accept State’s revised ESA proposal
The Kerala Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution urging the Union government to accept the state's revised proposal for Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) in the Western Ghats. The state aims to balance long-term ecological conservation with the protection of local livelihoods.
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This highlights the ongoing tension between environmental protection policies and the socio-economic needs of communities living in ecologically fragile regions.
Kerala Assembly unanimously passes resolution asking Union government to accept State’s revised ESA proposal left A resolution by the Keralam government has requested the Centre to issue a final ESA notification by ensuring the ecological integrity and long-term conservation of the Western Ghats, by protecting the livelihoods of the people of the State. AFP AFP https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/cg6h0u/article71588668.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/TH11-Koshy-One-G05G83SA7.4.jpg.jpg MANJUNATH KIRAN In this photograph taken on September 16, 2021, rain clouds loom over a large swathe of forest covering the Western Ghat mountains, in Kerala's Wayanad District. - As deforestation and climate change ravage India's UNESCO heritage-listed Western Ghats mountain range, an all-female rainforest force is battling to protect one of the area's last enclaves of biodiversity. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran / AFP) / TO GO WITH Climate-UN-COP26-India-women-botany,FEATURE by Laurence THOMANN State government’s revised Ecologically Sensitive Area proposal covers an area of 8,590.69 sq km in 98 revenue villages.
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