Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2014

Environmental NGOs and Movements in Satara District

Dr. Mahadev Shinde, Dr. Satish Dhanawade

Abstract :

The Non–Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Voluntary Groups and movements constitute most prominent actors in the civil society domain. The active involvement of NGOs is one of the significant features of environmental movement in India. In India, the expanding NGO activity in the field of environment is a welcome sign for making people aware about the environmental problems. NGOs also create an open forum for dialogue among all concerned, co–coordinate with the agencies involved, and provide inputs for policy making. At the grassroots level, they deal with locally relevant environmental issues. Especially, after 1980 with the rise in the local environmental problems and along with them increasing felt need to address these issues environmental NGOs have emerged in Satara district. To address local environmental problems many environmental NGOs have been formed in Satara district. Therefore, to undertaken study of environmental NGOs and features of environmental movement in Satara District is the major objective of the present study

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Dr. Mahadev Shinde, Dr. Satish Dhanawade Environmental Ngos and Movements in Satara District Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue.8 August 2014

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