The environment on which we all depend is under threat from growing levels of greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss and acidifying oceans. Environmental threats such as climate change, land degradation, deforestation, biodiversity loss, air and water pollution and natural disasters affect everyone, but they hurt poor countries and poor communities most. We have an obligation to protect our planet for the sake of future generations and to safeguard today’s hard-won development gains. Hence, a clean and safe environment should be seen as a right, not a privilege.
Forest cover one-third of the earth’s land surface and their conservation and sustainable management are essential for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals, combating climate change and its impacts, ecosystem management and in reducing environmental disasters.
The book suggests that people-centric forest management can ensure food and water security, eradication of poverty and hunger, affordable energy and shelter, medicinal plants for health and nutrition, jobs and economy to vulnerable indigenous peoples and tourism and recreation facilities for all people.
Author info
Dr. Dina Nath Tewari has spent more than five decades in promoting sustainable management of natural resources and nation building for eradication of poverty and hunger while protecting the environment. He has served in the continents of Asia, Africa & Europe and has received international acclaim for achieving sustainability.
During 2007 he received the Rio-Tinto-Alcan prize for sustainability of one million US dollars. He received numerous national and international awards for his innovations in the field of herbal medicines, biofuel development, water and sanitation. As an inventor, he owns more than 10 patents.
He has served in UN organisations, CGIAR institutions, Deputy Chairman State Planning Commission, Member Planning Commission Govt. of India, Vice-Chancellor, Chancellor of Universities and the first Director General of Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
He has written 104 books of which few have been translated into international languages also.
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