AUTHORED BY: GAURAV PURI (MANAGING PARTNER, GLS LAW OFFICES)
RAINA MAHAPATRA (TRAINEE SOLICITOR (CDR), EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND INTERNATIONAL LLP.)
ABSTRACT:
The importance of sustainable development has been reiterated time and again, and yet most countries continue to keep environment and allied topics as a last priority. The current essay dwells upon the concept of sustainable development and its meaning to a developing country such as India, one which continues to be troubled with third world predicaments of poverty and population growth. The essay seeks to examine the viability of sustainable development for any nation. Secondly, it seeks to examine the inter-relation between wildlife conservation and sustainable development.
In light of the same, the essay puts particular emphasis on the problem of migratory birds in the State of Delhi-NCR while analysing the situation of the Okhla Bird Sanctuary caused by developmental projects. The major compartments in the paper have been dealt with in a composite manner to examine the International Scenario related to sustainable development, the Indian adoption of these principles in a specific scenario, and the dilemma of creating a sustainable environment in developing nations.
Keywords: Okhla Bird Sanctuary, Sustainable Development,
Wildlife Conservation, Migratory Birds, Environment.
Published in: NMIMS Student Law Review, Volume II, June, 2020