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Environment and Natural Resources — Political Science STD 12 Humanities — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesPolitical ScienceEnvironment and Natural Resources5 Marks
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Explain any three environmental concerns in global politics.
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Environmental concerns in global politics:
  1. Cultivated area in world is limited and there is less scope to expand it. It is also a matter of concern that a substantial portion of existing agricultural land is losing fertility and are over- harvested.
  2. Issues related to access safe water and sanitation is very important. According to UNDP report 1.2 billion people in developing countries have no access to safe water and 2.6 billion have no access to sanitation.
  3. For ecological balance natural forests are important environmental concerns in global politics. Ecological degradation may affect climate change and it may affect biodiversity on land.
  4. A steady decline in the total amount of ozone in the earth's stratosphere poses a real danger to ecosystems and human health.
  5. The Coastal waters are becoming increasingly polluted largly due to landbased activities. It may cause deterioration in the quality of marine environment

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