For decades now, humans have selfishly mistreated our planet and contaminated the environment that sustains them. But environmental concerns are so grave and so vast that it's difficult to narrow it down and decide which concern to address first.
The list of environmental concern is ever-growing but here, we bring
your attention to the top three major environmental issues in India and some
solutions to combat them.
Global Warming & Climate Change
The rising CO2 levels and increasing greenhouse gases emissions have
caused an average hike in the global temperatures resulting in rising sea
levels, extreme weather conditions among other concerns. These extreme events
have made global warming and climate change a global concern and threat to
human existence. Excessive deforestation, decreasing air quality,
industrialization, land pollution are some of the major factors contributing to
CO2 and greenhouse emissions.
Suggested Solutions to combat this environmental
concern:
- Encourage investment, research and production
of sustainable technology
- Aim for zero-emission and zero-waste
construction of residential & commercial complexes
- Adopt improved waste segregation methods to
avoid overfilling of landfills
- Increase forest cover by boosting agricultural
activities and plantation drives to decrease CO2 emissions
Loss of Biodiversity
Maintaining the ecological balance of the ecosystem is crucial for our
existence. And biodiversity helps provides the biological resources to preserve
this balance. In simpler terms, biodiversity refers to the variety of life on
Earth including humans, animals, plants, marine life, bacteria, and
microorganisms that make up the living beings on our planet.
Climate change, pollution levels, deforestation and destruction of
habitat are some of the paramount causes for loss of biodiversity in India.
While there are numerous sustainable development ngos working for
sustainable development in india, here are some solutions to that we can
implement for the sustainable growth and development of environment in India:
- Stop destruction of the natural habitat of
wild animals
- Encourage restoration efforts to reconstruct
the lost habitat
- Educate the populace about sustainable living
practices
- Reduce the use or entry of invasive species
- Invest in the research of new innovations to
preserve biodiversity
Increasing Water Pollution
Rapid urbanization, improper waste disposal, unregulated discharge by
industries in local water bodies, oil spills, dumping of radioactive and
chemical waste and increasing plastic pollution are the major contributing
factors to the degradation of our water bodies like lakes, rivers and oceans.
While 71% of Earth is covered with water, increasing pollution has
resulted in water scarcity which poses a threat to the existence of human life.
Following are some suggestions to tackle this water pollution problem:
- Set stringent guidelines for waste disposal by
different industries
- Research and adopt effective practices to
prevent or contain oil spills
- Monitor the water levels along with ocean
acidification levels for real-time pH data
- Implement better coastal zone management plans
at the state level
- Increase the measures implemented for the
protection of marine life
For most environmental issues in India, awareness about the problems and
the solutions at micro levels can prove effective in environment conservation.
While many governments and non-government organizations are working to combat
environmental issues, Mobius Foundation, Best NGO in India has taken it to the grassroots levels.
As a sustainable
development ngos, the foundation aims to increase sustainable growth and
development of environment in India. The organization has recently started
a sustainable education school to educate future leaders of India about sustainable
living. The objective is to cultivate a sense of responsibility in children for
their environment.
As individuals, each one of us has an obligation to the environment we
live in. So let’s start environment conservation by adopting sustainable practices
at our homes.
