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SUSTAINABILITY, GENDER AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN INDIA: AN OVERVIEW
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Author(s):
DR. C. M. MEENA
Vol - 7, Issue- 11 ,
Page(s) : 283 - 293
(2016 )
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH
Abstract
Women are play an essential role in the management of natural resources, including soil, water, forests and energy and often have a profound traditional and contemporary knowledge of the natural world around them. The today environment is a pressing global challenge facing our world, and therefore it is essential to focus on advocacy towards understanding the linkages between gender and a variety of environmental and sustainability. In my present study “Sustainability, Gender and Environmental Issues in India: An Overview” is deleted focus on the issues.The environmental degradation on men and women are importantly, the role of women as agents of change in regards to mitigation and adaptation to the changing environment. Men and women use resources differently and have different roles in society.
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