ROLE OF SOCIAL GROUPS TO ENHANCE AWARENESS ABOUT ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION
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https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i11.2017.2326Keywords:
Environment, Social Groups, Conservation, NGO’s, AwarenessAbstract [English]
Environment is degrading at a much faster pace than our imagination. Most of this pollution is caused by human activities. To protect and manage environment it is imperative to have a sound environmental awareness. Social service groups are creating awareness among people to protect it. Present study is focused on finding of awareness among villagers regarding environment conservation and comparison of villagers of villages adopted by social groups with villagers of villages not adopted by social groups.
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