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Environmentalists present green manifesto to LS aspirants

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  • The manifesto also speaks about water sources, agriculture, urban issues, health, energy and natural resources, human and wildlife conservation, education and environmental ethics and so on.

    Environment manifesto highlights

    * Emphasising all natural forms of agriculture and progressive elimination of chemical insecticides, pesticides and chemical fertilizers.

    * Support maintenance of wilderness and difficult areas for pest control, pollination and yield improvement of agriculture.

    * Agricultural universities must emphasise training and education in natural methods of agriculture.

    * Cultivation of sugarcane and other cash crops need to be looked at afresh from a perspective of food security and environmental impact.

    * Support conservation of existing Devrais (sacred groves) and creation of more of them.

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    * Protection of a ll natural and built heritage including rivers, streams and open spaces in urban areas.

    * No privatisation of natural resources including water sources, urban recreational areas.

    * Restricting the number of visitors to forests and ecologically sensitive areas

    * While demarcating the current protected areas including the non-government land, it is necessary to see that movement of wildlife will not be restricted.

    * Redesign of curricula at all levels with a focus on environment and ecology.

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