ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES(ES)

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Lesson 24: Social issues and the environment

Sustainable development indicators – India

1. Environmental indicators
   
   1. Ground water potential
      
   2. Marine fish catch
      
   3. Land use pattern
      
   4. Forest cover
      
   5. Wood energy resources
      
   6. Total wood from forest
      
   7. Livestock population
      
   8. Use of pesticides
      
   9. Available land per capita (ha/capita)
      
   10. Deforestation rate
       
   11. Threatened animal species
       
   12. Waste generation
       
   13. Municipal solid waste management
       
   14. Hazardous waste management
       
   15. Carbon dioxide emissions per capita
       
2. Economic indicators
   
1. GDP growth rate
   
2. Gross exports and imports
   
3. Reserves of natural resources
   
4. Annual energy consumption per capita
   
3. Social indicators
   
1. Poverty ratio
   
2. Employment exports and imports
   
3. Reserves of sumption per capita
   
4. Annual energy consumption per capita
   
4. Institutional indicators
   
1. Programmes for national environmental statistics and indicators for sustainable development
   
2. Sustainable development strategies