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Economic Development Overpowering Ecodevelopment

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Economic Development Overpowering Ecodevelopment “GO GREEN BY BEING LOYAL WITH YOUR EARTH” —Author ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT In 2022, people are fascinated by money and financial progress. The statement "Money Can Buy Happiness" which is somewhat accurate, but it is the root cause of this delusion that money is everything you earn it by hook or crook. However, as an environmentalist, I have a different perspective on this. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY Ecological SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. We are no longer in our early 2000s. We need to rethink how we do business, how we make money, and how we establish financial strategy across countries. Ecodevelopment criteria must be included into financial strategy to build a green economy. Green here only refers to an economy which is built on the foundation of eco-friendly & sustainable manners.  Why Eco-Development above Economic Development? When it comes to human development, we are not in the best shape po

Wildlife-Human Conflicts impacting Global Food Security: A challenge and it's Mitigation Strategies.

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  The Human population has exceeded the mark of 7.8 billion which is interdependent on natural resources for their sustenance. For our survival we need food and with the advancement of technology and food demand, it requires more agricultural land to satisfy our needs. Global Food Security is the state of having reliable access to enough affordable, nutritious food. Today, we are facing the Global Food Security issue which has variable causes and miserable consequences on human health. Wildlife-Human Conflict is one of the causes, which impacts considerable percent of Global Crop Land which leads to economic loss to the farmers. Forest dwellers have co-existed with wildlife populations since ages. As the land use changed with time it affected the patterns of wildlife habitats. The expansion of agriculture has been one of humanity’s largest impacts on the environment. According to the FAO, global agricultural land is increasing with the increasing food demand and it will cross 1.66 bi

Wildfires: GIS and Remote Sensing Monitoring and Mangement

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  Forests cover 20.55% of total India's geographic area. This large forest area requires proper timely monitoring and assessment as there are various problems that cause forest degradation and affects the ecosystem to a large extent. Forest Fires are one of these problems. As per the report of Forest Sir of India, 50% of the forest land is prone to fire. The risk of forest fire is at an alarming rate in India, so it requires a proper risk assessment and monitoring report. Geospatial data and tools are employed in this field to manage the forest fires in India. Satellite imagery and aerial photography are used in mapping, high-resolution sensors are used to detect the fires. As these forest fires contribute to environmental consequences, we have most recently observed Amazon forest fires and forest fires in Australia, which are devastating, species have been killed, the land has been destroyed, air pollution and many more ill effects have taken into place. So, this is really an impo

ANIMALS OR RESOURCES?

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"These Beings are not Resources. They are living, breathing, hurting members of our living family. They deserve happiness too"   We share our living spaces with various species some of them are intricately linked with our daily routines as they provide us essential components that are considered to be important for our survival. The world livestock population is more than the human population, Brazil followed by India and China has the highest cattle and livestock populations. The rise in cattle and livestock population is due to the higher demands of livestock products in developed as well as developing Nations.  The livestock industry are well flourished and came under the formal sector where millions of people are dependent on their livelihood. Livestock and cattle rearing are common sources of income for millions of families throughout the Globe. So economically, Livestock Industry is contributing to a Nations GDP and supporting the growth of the country. Animals are