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    A green economy aims to reduce environmental risks and ecological scarcities through low-carbon and resource-efficient economic growth that promotes sustainable development and limits harm to the environment. As economies have developed, environmental pollution has increased due to activities like intensive agriculture and resource use. This poses threats like soil degradation, water pollution from garbage, and climate impacts from deforestation. Achieving sustainable development requires addressing issues like declining arable land and nutrients, polluted water sources, and effects of deforestation on climate and living conditions. Individual actions around clean water/sanitation, education, energy, work, equality, consumption, and protecting aquatic life can help meet sustainable development goals.

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    A green economy aims to reduce environmental risks and ecological scarcities through low-carbon and resource-efficient economic growth that promotes sustainable development and limits harm to the environment. As economies have developed, environmental pollution has increased due to activities like intensive agriculture and resource use. This poses threats like soil degradation, water pollution from garbage, and climate impacts from deforestation. Achieving sustainable development requires addressing issues like declining arable land and nutrients, polluted water sources, and effects of deforestation on climate and living conditions. Individual actions around clean water/sanitation, education, energy, work, equality, consumption, and protecting aquatic life can help meet sustainable development goals.

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    A green economy aims to reduce environmental risks and ecological scarcities through low-carbon and resource-efficient economic growth that promotes sustainable development and limits harm to the environment. As economies have developed, environmental pollution has increased due to activities like intensive agriculture and resource use. This poses threats like soil degradation, water pollution from garbage, and climate impacts from deforestation. Achieving sustainable development requires addressing issues like declining arable land and nutrients, polluted water sources, and effects of deforestation on climate and living conditions. Individual actions around clean water/sanitation, education, energy, work, equality, consumption, and protecting aquatic life can help meet sustainable development goals.

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    Economy and

    Importance of Green
    Economy
    What is Green Economy?

    A green economy is defined as low carbon, resource-efficient and socially inclusive


    economy which aims at reducing environmental risks, managing ecological scarcities and
    aims for sustainable development without harming the environment. Basically, a green
    economy is driven by the desire to achieve growth in employment and income through
    investment which ensures that the infrastructure and assets allow reduced carbon emission
    and pollution, energy and resource efficiency is enhanced, and biodiversity is conserved.
    Green
    Society and Environment
    Over the years, with economic development, there has been an increase in environmental
    pollution. For example, with the introduction of high input agriculture, we can grow more
    food by using fertilisers, pesticides and hybrid crops. But it has led to soil and
    environmental degradation. We need to plan the use of resources in a sustainable manner
    so that we and our future generations can enjoy a good environment.

    Problems Related to Sustainable Development


    Three major problems related to sustainable development are:
    (a) Food: The amount of rich, fertile land needed to grow crops, such as wheat, rice,
    etc., is becoming less as we are using up more and more land for other purposes. Soil
    nutrients are also getting depleted and lots of chemicals are spoiling the soil due to use
    of chemical fertilisers.

    (b) Water: We use fresh water from rivers and ponds for drinking and cleaning but
    dump garbage into them. The rivers and ponds are getting polluted. This way after
    several years, we will have no clean water for our use.

    (c) Fuel: We are using a lot of wood from trees as fuels and for construction of homes
    and furniture. As more and more trees are being cut, it is affecting the climate of the
    place. Extreme weather conditions, such as floods, extreme cold or heat, are seen in
    many places, which affect the people living there.

    Our Role in Sustainable


    Sustainable development can actually happen only when each one of us works towards it.
    We have to become responsible environment citizens who can protect the environment
    through our own efforts. Here are some basic ways in which people can help towards
    Sustainable Development Goals.
    We can play our role in sustainable development by :
    • Clean Water and Sanitation
    Quality Education
    • Affordable and Clean Energy
    • Decent Work and Economic Growth
    • Reduced Inequalities Responsible Consumers and Producers
    • Protect Life Below Water

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