Make nature an election agenda in the 2019 polls -
As India faces multiple threats from climate change and biodiversity loss, it becomes increasingly important for the country’s political parties to make these election issues. A look at the manifestos of the bigger political parties for the recently-concluded state elections in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Telangana brings out key gaps. Agriculture, water, food security, health and infrastructure make up the most prominent challenges the political parties want to address if voted to power. While biodiversity is integral to agriculture, water, human well-being, health and food security, it finds no space in the country’s election arena.
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