Environmental Policy and Law

In the Directive Principles of State Policy, Article 48 (A) says "the state shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country"; Article 51-A (g) states that "it shall be the duty of every citizen of India to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife and to have compassion for living creatures.

This book "Environmental Policy and Law" is an attempt to compile the available information related to Environmental Policies and laws introduced, created and amended time to time for the welfare of human beings, wildlife, forests and animals. The text is also included legal approach to control pollution and conserve forest.

While writing this book, the authors have put an effort to explain all policies and laws to control environmental pollutions and to protect & conserve our Wild life & Forests. This text also describes the Hon'ble Supreme Court and Hon'ble National Green Tribunal's approach and guidelines issued time & again for safeguarding Environment. It also highlights the major decisions passed on control of types of Environmental pollution with a brief description of all the judgments passed till date by the various Courts.

This book is useful for common men, teachers, policy makers, researchers and students of Botany, Zoology, Agriculture, Forestry, Geography, Geology, Law and Environmental Sciences.