Safeguarding Ecosystem And Communities: Biodiversity Conservation As A Pillar Of Climate Resilience And Sustainable Future
Abstract
In India, protecting the environment helps the community in many ways and it gives them a better future to live in. The research findings are based on real life experiences of four regions which have the two differences of human behavior which are ecological and cultural. Forty organizations from these regions were particpating in to this study. Humans are very connected to the areas around them that make up their daily lives and the land of their identity, and not just from urban descients. The study notted down cellection methods of term ecological and ways to conserve resources and given perspetives on alterating weather. The results of the study show that hubs of local resources are helpful in keeping devise with this global issue of climate changes. However potential problems that cause tension between local systems and the modern societies have been highlighted. The number of indigenous plant species they know has decreased. Working farmers are struggling to make ends meet and are having trouble obtaining certain information. Certain problems make it difficult for people in certain communities to conserve land they've protected for a independant amount of time,it may be helpful to keep certain knowledge and let those members of that community help preserve that land. Promoting community enviroments helps to conserve biodiversity thus increasing resilience and advancing globally suporter goals. This work adds to global discussions on climate adaptation by telling the stories of indigenous people, we learn how local knowledge is vital for both people and the environment in uncertain times.\
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