JK Policy Institute
A country can be considered to be on a sustainable path if it can maintain its standard of living without depleting its natural resources or otherwise degrading the environment, for example, by polluting or not managing waste well. In that spirit, SDG target 12.2 aims to achieve sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources by 2030.
Countries have demonstrated it is possible to achieve economic growth without depleting natural resources: on average, countries have increased the value of their natural capital by 26.8 percent since the mid-1990s. Yet, for many countries, economic growth continues to come at the expense of natural resources.
In the SDG framework, the responsibility to ensure sustainable production and consumption patterns is shared by governments, the private sector, and citizens.
Tourism represents around 6% of world trade and almost 13% of the total global consumer spending. Unlike most other industries, tourism is essentially based on a good environment, and people…
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Pesticides are used in agriculture, globally, to reduce yield losses and maintain produce pre/postharvest quality by eradicating unwanted insects and controlling disease and extend its shelf-life in order to keep…
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Resources are an essential index to measure a country’s potential for growth and development. However, when resources availability and consumption rate are not in equilibrium, the possibility of a crisis…
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Minerals have long been considered as the basis for the development of human civilization through time. The mineral resources play a significant role in the economic development of any nation.…
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Kashmir is an oval-shaped basin with a plain area of nearly 5600 kms. The valley has large tracts of plateaus, the Karewas (one of the most valuable geomorphological assets of…
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Abstract Climate Change has brought disruption all around us. Agriculture and Horticulture are one of the few sectors affected by it, however, are receiving less attention, despite having significant economic…
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A way to achieve that is to use better management practices and technologies. Milk production takes place all around the globe. Worldwide demand for dairy continues to increase in large…
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The change in global precipitation, increasing global temperatures, melting of glaciers, rising sea level waters, displacement of people, erratic monsoons pose an unprecedented threat to human existence. Distribution of drinking…
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Introduction Livestock rearing is indispensable to rural economies everywhere. J&K too is no exception. In Kashmir, besides the milch cattle, sheep farming has all along been part of farming traditions.…
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Jammu and Kashmir is the second-largest producer of wool in the country. The UT produces approximately 70 lakh kg of wool per year. Still, even with such a high production…
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Wetlands form an indispensable part of the natural water systems that are capable of preventing flood-like disasters. Above all, these vulnerable ecosystems are necessary for the survival of diverse flora,…
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Leave aside supplying power to industries, J&K is not even able to take care of its domestic power needs. Â Javaid Trali Jammu and Kashmir has abundant water resources. Statistically, this…
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