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Key Points

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Community participation is called ‘Jan‑Bhagidari’, meaning people join together.

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Clean environments support both nature and human livelihoods.

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Protecting habitats helps maintain biodiversity.

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Education about cleanliness is part of the monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’.

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Future generations benefit from a healthier planet.

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Summary

These projects teach children about waste segregation and caring for the environment.

In Assam, removing illegal settlements allowed elephants to return to a wildlife sanctuary.

A conservation programme has increased the pygmy hog population to over 190 animals.

Women in the Sundarbans are planting mangrove forests, which protect villages and provide jobs.

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New Words to Learn

8 words
conservation
looking after nature so it stays healthy
ecosystem
all the plants, animals, and other things that live together in an area
mangrove
a type of tree that grows in salty water and protects coasts
livelihood
the way people earn money to live
biodiversity
the many different kinds of living things in a place
sanctuary
a safe place where wild animals are protected
reintroduction
bringing a species back to an area where it used to live
encroachment
building or using land that belongs to nature
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