IGNOU AHE-01 P Project – Study on Women’s Role Towards Environment

A lot of studies on women and environment have shown that women are significant actors in natural resource management and they are major contributors to environmental rehabilitation and conservation. In addressing some key environmental problems, women play a dominant role. Women, through their roles as farmers and as collectors of water and firewood, have a close connection with their local environment and often suffer most directly from environmental problems.

Objectives

• The study is carried out to achieve the following objectives
• To study the women’s role towards environment;
• To study the awareness and attitude of women towards environment;
• To suggest measures that increase participation &effectiveness of women towards environment.

Topic Covered

• Introduction
• Women, Environmental Management and the Need of Education
• Women and Environmental Sustainability
• 12th Five Year Plan, 2012-2017 for Environmental Conservation
• Women and Environment in Today's Contemporary World
• Conclusion
• References