The Universe is made of five elements Earth, Water, Fire, Air, & Space. Making in the process of civilization has developed certain things which have become a curse to society. The relation between nature and man is very old. Since the enlightenment man has been focusing on instrumental knowledge and dominating the nature. Karl Marx also advocated the 'philosophy of allenation' which is focused on the worker under condition of Industrial capitalism & colonialism. Today, environment has gotten affected by the evils of the modern science, like global warming, acid rain, green house effect, deforestation, deteriorating human health, depletion of Ozone layer, dangers sign for islands ect. These environmental problems have a great impact on contemporary World.

The book focuses the concept, meaning & evolution of environmental issues. To discuss, that is primary responsible for environmental pollution, identify these problems faced by government & people, to suggested ways to promote environmental protection. With the increasing development, the socio-economic condition of the local inhabitants have undergone a radical change in some areas, so that there is a great urgency, driving many government and voluntary organization to solve these burning threats, which can save and protect forest, landscape, control all types of pollution and protect and improve the environment for a better and healthy life in the society. There are forty three research papers included, which are discussing all the dimension of environmental politics, issues, challenges, & prospects. I hope this book will be fruitful to policy makers, administrators, intellectuals & research scholars.

PRAKASH LAKHERA B.A. (HONS) Political Science, M.A. (Political Science) South Campus, Delhi University, U.G.C. NET Passed. Ph.D. Kumaun University, Nainital with Supervision of Prof. M.P. Dube, Head, Deptt. of Political Science, Allahabad University, Allahabad. 7 years experience of teaching, earlier in the Deptt. of Political Science, S.S.J. Campus, Almora, Kumaun University. Presently in the Deptt. of Political Science, Govt. P.G. College, Bageshwar. Participated & Presented a number of research papers in International & Nationl Seminars. Engaged in organising National & State level Seminars Workshops on different subjects of National Importance. Presently, Engaged in writing minnor, major projects, text && reference books for B.A. & M.A. level students.

The present volume includes papers presented as the National Seminar on 'Environmental Politics in India: Issues, Challenges and Prospects' organized by the Department of Political Science, Government Post Graduate College, Bageshwar, Kumaun University Uttarakhand, with the editor of this volume as Organizing Secretary. It was sponsored by the Government of India, (Ministary of Human Resource Development), Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. The Subjects or areas around which the Seminar them resolved were as follows; Environmental Politics-A theoretical and realistic approah; Environmental Issues-A conceptual analysis: Environmental protest and Civil Society: Role of Political Parties, Pressure and interest groups to conservation of environment: New model of Prospertiy conservation of Nature to conservation of growth; Gender, Environment and Development Issues; Urban Development and Ecological Modernization; Obstacles in the path of Environmental Conservation; Role of N.GOs. and corporate to conservation of Environment; Community participation in forest management Van Panchayat experience; strategics for Socio-economic development through Ecotourism, Science and technology intervention, ect; Climate change and hydrological monitoring; Movement against big dam and anti-mining; Government and forest fire; Constitution and Environmental Protection; legal aspect of Environment and role of Judiciary in Environment Protection.