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Sustainable development focuses on sustainable agriculture and organic farming methods such as effective
              natural seeding techniques providing us healthy food.
              Manage Climate Change: Sustainable development practices seek to reduce deforestation and the use
              of fossil-based sources which are responsible for the emission of greenhouse gases, resulting in global
              warming  eventually changing climate. Greenhouse  gases in the atmosphere  kill many plant  species
              resulting in reduction of atmospheric oxygen. Sustainable development encourages the use of renewable
              energy resources that do not emit any polluted and harmful gas in the atmosphere, thus maintains suitable
              climatic conditions.
              Abundance of Resources: Sustainable development teaches us to conserve the natural resources so that
              the future generation can also meet their needs and get a healthy future. Conservation of resources will
              lead to the abundance of resources and prosper future.
              Sustain Biodiversity: Ecosystem is designed in such a way that species depend on one another for survival.
              Without sustainable development, many plant and animal species may get killed. It enables a proper life for
              all living beings in life cycle and every living beings contributes to human society in some way or the other.
              Sustainable development will save many species from being extinct.
            Problems Related to Sustainable Development
            The three major problem areas related to sustainable development are:
            1. Soil:  se of land for different purposes has led to reduction of rich and fertile land needed to grow crops such
              as wheat, rice, etc. Use of chemical fertilisers degrades the quality of soil by depleting soil nutrients.

            2. Water: The rivers and ponds are getting polluted as people dump garbage into them. Thus, fresh water is
              not safe for drinking and other purposes.
            3. Fuel: We are using a lot of wood from trees as fuels and in construction. People living in such areas face
              extreme weather conditions  such as floods  extreme cold or heat.

            Government Initiatives to overcome such problems
            Following  are  some  examples  of  government  initiatives  to  overcome  problems  related  to  sustainable
            development:
            1. An environment friendly way for power generation is using solar energy which is unlimited. One of the
              biggest examples of large-scale production of solar power is seen in Charanka Gujarat Solar Park. This barren
              land known for wild vegetation has a mega solar power plant of 600 MW. It has considerably reduced the
              dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels in Gujarat. It has generated a good source of income of people of
               haranka and also will help future generations in the next forty to fifty years.
            2. Mr Ashwath Hegde founded an eco-friendly alternative to plastics which were banned by the municipal
              corporation of Mangalore. He is a known innovator and entrepreneur who made a 100-percent bio-degradable
              bag which can dissolve in hot water and decompose in natural environment. This innovative idea is now
              being used in many countries and is of great help towards the environment.

            3. Narayana Peesapaty’s initiative of edible cutlery made out of a grain is a great innovation. These spoons
              can be eaten and even can be easily decomposed in the soil enriching it. This was put into use to stop the
              use of plastic spoons and forks.

            What does Sustainable Development include?

            Sustainable development includes the following:
              reducing excessive use of renewable resources and enhancing resource conservation
              reusing and recycling of waste material



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