A Critical Analysis of Law Relating
to Biodiversity Conservation and Forest
Ecosystem Management in India
Suresh V. Nadagoudar
Biodiversity is extremely complex and dynamic. India is rich in biodiversity but
facing lots of challenge in protecting its environment. Main problems with regard to
the environment in India are from the use and misuse of biological resources. The
development of environment jurisprudence in India is obliged to the Apex Court
and the numerous legislations and policies. The approach of the ‘Green Bench’ has
been very appreciable. There is a need for effective implementation of law so that
the goals for conservation and sustainable management for ecosystem can be
achieved together. This paper describes a critical analysis of law regarding biodiversity conservation and forest ecosystem management in India.
1 Introduction
Biodiversity is a term which is complex by nature as it varies, which no feature on
the Earth varies. It includes all living being and microbes which are physically and
chemically, whether in the form of solid part on earth or in the form of liquid such
as water, ice and water vapour or in the form of gas state. Its very existence is
everywhere in the biosphere and occurs on land and water, in every organisms from
bacteria to complex plants. Yet it is invaluable.
Though we know that it is invaluable, we are commodifying the same by
assessing its value. Preserving and protecting this biosphere has become utmost
responsible for all the human beings on earth as without them it is impossible to live
on earth. This is where we speak about environment protection.
S.V. Nadagoudar (&)
Faculty of Law, University Law College, Bangalore, India
e-mail: svnadagoudar@rediffmail.com
S.V. Nadagoudar
P. G. Department of Studies and Research in Law, University Law College, Bangalore
University, Jnanabharati, Bangalore 560056, India
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
S. Nautiyal et al. (eds.), Climate Change Challenge (3C)
and Social-Economic-Ecological Interface-Building, Environmental Science,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31014-5_9
121
to Biodiversity Conservation and Forest
Ecosystem Management in India
Suresh V. Nadagoudar
Biodiversity is extremely complex and dynamic. India is rich in biodiversity but
facing lots of challenge in protecting its environment. Main problems with regard to
the environment in India are from the use and misuse of biological resources. The
development of environment jurisprudence in India is obliged to the Apex Court
and the numerous legislations and policies. The approach of the ‘Green Bench’ has
been very appreciable. There is a need for effective implementation of law so that
the goals for conservation and sustainable management for ecosystem can be
achieved together. This paper describes a critical analysis of law regarding biodiversity conservation and forest ecosystem management in India.
1 Introduction
Biodiversity is a term which is complex by nature as it varies, which no feature on
the Earth varies. It includes all living being and microbes which are physically and
chemically, whether in the form of solid part on earth or in the form of liquid such
as water, ice and water vapour or in the form of gas state. Its very existence is
everywhere in the biosphere and occurs on land and water, in every organisms from
bacteria to complex plants. Yet it is invaluable.
Though we know that it is invaluable, we are commodifying the same by
assessing its value. Preserving and protecting this biosphere has become utmost
responsible for all the human beings on earth as without them it is impossible to live
on earth. This is where we speak about environment protection.
S.V. Nadagoudar (&)
Faculty of Law, University Law College, Bangalore, India
e-mail: svnadagoudar@rediffmail.com
S.V. Nadagoudar
P. G. Department of Studies and Research in Law, University Law College, Bangalore
University, Jnanabharati, Bangalore 560056, India
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
S. Nautiyal et al. (eds.), Climate Change Challenge (3C)
and Social-Economic-Ecological Interface-Building, Environmental Science,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31014-5_9
121