{"id":33981,"date":"2018-10-30T15:16:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T09:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=33981"},"modified":"2018-10-30T15:16:04","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T09:46:04","slug":"120-indian-signatories-to-scientists-ecology-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/120-indian-signatories-to-scientists-ecology-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"120 Indian signatories to scientists\u2019 ecology warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/indian-scientists-also-signatories-to-second-warning-to-humanity-by-scientific-experts-from-184-countries\/article20492089.ece\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">120 Indian signatories to scientists\u2019 ecology warning<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 120 Indian scientists are among the 15,364 scientists from 184 countries to endorse the second warning that the <\/span><b>world&#8217;s scientists have issued to humanity.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They say that if the current unsustainable ways of living is not mended, it could augur <\/span><b>\u201cwidespread misery\u201d and \u201ccatastrophic biodiversity loss\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Explanation:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following up on nine environmental issues, identified by these scientists, a compiled current data on them goes on to say:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decline in freshwater availability and the catch in global marine fisheries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biodiversity is disappearing at an alarming pace: between 1970 and 2012, the world&#8217;s vertebrate populations declined by 58%.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forest loss has been tabled at 129 million hectares between 1990 and 2015, and both human and livestock populations have increased.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What are the recommendations made by the scientists?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recommendations to <\/span><b>transition to sustainability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> include:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">halting conversion of natural habitats such as forests and grasslands,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reducing food waste through education and better infrastructure,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">promoting new green technologies, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">revising economies to reduce inequalities in wealth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a <\/span><b>need for both immediate and long-term solutions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is critical<\/span><b> to limit further habitat loss and the expansion of new roads, mines and mega-projects into the last wild places<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is also <\/span><b>a need to enlist the help and engagement of local communities wherever possible Indian scientists, from<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Societies need to take into account evidence-based inputs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the scientific community.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Evidence-based inputs are issues that are critical to address,<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> especially in a developing country like India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>120 Indian signatories to scientists\u2019 ecology warning Context: More than 120 Indian scientists are among the 15,364 scientists from 184 countries to endorse the second warning that the world&#8217;s scientists have issued to humanity. 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