Too many people striving for too high a standard of living and purusing the so called "rates of growth" and "aping the unsustainable life styles" of the West are destroying the natural regulatory powers of the Earth.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/management-ecosystems-and-livelihoods-carbon-sequestration-india
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/js-bali
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/journal-soil-and-water-conservation
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lifestyles
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/common-property-resources
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biofuel
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/consumption-patterns
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-sequestration
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/benefit-sharing
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-development
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india