Examine the recommendations of the Madhav Gadgil Committee and Kasturirangan Committee on the Western Ghats ecology. Why has the declaration of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) faced stiff resistance from local communities?

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Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment (EIA), climate change, Paris agreement, green energy.

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Discovered through overlapping concepts: Western Ghats Ecology, Gadgil vs Kasturirangan Report, Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA)

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