Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Disaster and disaster management.
5) In your opinion do you agree that grass-roots governance is the urgent call for safeguarding the bio-diversity of the Western Ghats region? Discuss.(250 words)
Why this question:
The article highlights the significant arguments that were made by the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) to preserve and conserve the ecology of the region.
Key demand of the question:
The answer must envisage upon the significance that grass root governance would hold in bringing in conservation and preservation of the ecology of the western Ghats to the forefront.
Directive:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you have to debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You must give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
In short explain the significance of western Ghats and its ecology in general.
Body:
Explain first the importance of democratic devolution.
Discuss the need for full advantage of powers and responsibilities conferred on citizens under provisions such as the 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Constitution, and the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. Discuss the need to assert that conservation prescriptions should not be merely regulatory, but include positive incentives such as conservation service charges.
Explain that we must hand over economic activities like quarrying to agencies like the Kudumbashree groups that are accountable to local communities.
Conclude with significance of grass root empowerment.
Conclusion:
Conclude with significance of grass root empowerment.
