Development and Environment

Abstract

Economic development without harming the natural environment has been the overriding goal of all policy measures of the central and state govt. Development and environment are interrelated issues and as we know development is impossible without natural resources but extensive use of these resources damages the ecosystem warranting a more cohesive approach to achieve developmental objectives without affecting the natural resource environment.

The objective of this paper is to explain and address the issues and concerns substantiated with data and cases in the third world perspective besides delving with the data from global organizations and agencies.

The agenda and the action plan to achieve a sustainable economic development path without ignoring the environmental concerns is the soul of this paper and all efforts are made to highlight the issues with corrective measures towards achieving socio-economic objectives which development intends to promote including an increase in per capita income and also environmental quality. There are obvious conflicts between the two objectives but to high achieve economic growth both development and environment have to be dealt with in a way that one compliments the other. To effectively integrate environment and development in the policies and practices of countries with different developmental indicatiors, it is necessary to formulate and implement integrated laws and regulations based on sound social, ecological, economic and scientific principles those are the highlights of this paper.