Protecting nature in India often means competing for valued living space and resources with some of the country's most under privileged people.Industrial and commercial pressures are also expanding rapidly, undermining the ecological integrity of parks in hitherto unprecedented ways. Simply garrisoning the fortresses will not, indeed, cannot work.
But for wildlife and humans to survive, each other requires a synthesis of the best of the insights the biological and humanistic disciplines have on offer. It also calls for innovative and often out of the box thinking.
Drawing on the book he has recently co-edited, Dr. Mahesh Rangarajan in his book, "Making Conservation work", looks back and ahead, not only at why things are at the current impasse but of how we can move forward. It is possible to look ahead with cautious hope, drawing on the systemic strengths of Indian democracy to reconcile competing demands and keep priceless biota intact in a manner that is just and stable.
P.S- Talking about Conservation, I chanced upon Blackle and the quantum of energy it could save in comparison to Google. I also saw this Blog by Google.
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