Bhopal: Advocating the need to adopt the path
of ecologically sustainable development, Lok Sabha Speaker
Meira Kumar today said that the country has a legacy of
according high value to environment and ecology.
"There is no doubt that the objectives of economic and
social development of our people and the eradication of
poverty are overriding. Nonetheless, the development path that
we adopt has to be ecologically sustainable," she said while
addressing a symposium on `Urgency in Addressing the Needs of
Environment and Conservation of Wildlife` here.
The symposium was organised in Madhya Pradesh Assembly on
the concluding day of the Presiding Officers` meet.
"We have a legacy of respecting rivers, trees and
animals. We have a legacy of putting high value on the
environment and ecology," she said.
"It is an obligation and responsibility and also a
compulsion for our own survival that we protect and conserve
our environment and wildlife while pursuing a development
model that empowers our people," the Speaker said.
"It is an obligation and responsibility and also a
compulsion for our own survival that we protect and conserve
our environment and wildlife while pursuing a development
model that empowers our people," the Speaker said.
She said the greater involvement of local communities and
local governments is essential for the success of all the
conservation efforts.
The Joint Forest Management (JFM) system is a good
example of people`s involvement in forest conservation and
management, Kumar said.
PTI
