• Seema Agrawal

Conservation of nature and natural resources has been a much challenging task in the present state of affairs where economy prevails over ecology. International treaties and conventions are signed and policies have been enacted by the countries across the world, however, hostilities remain while applying the protected area policies which largely deprive indigenous communities from their traditional rights. Historically, religion being a product of feelings and beliefs has been used as a powerful tool for nature conservation. Making age-old religious entities such as sacred landscapes, sacred groves and sacred species by various cultural groups are the live manifestations of historical, cultural and emotional attachment of human beings with nature and natural resources. The philosophy of religion can continue to be used as a powerful tool for mitigating negative impacts of current anthropogenic pressures on the nature and its resources. With this background, the present review aims to analyses various practices of nature and natural resource conservation as embedded in the religions.

nature, natural resources, conservation, religion, sacred landscape, sacred grove.

"ROLE OF INDIVIDUALS IN CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.491-498, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812372.pdf

"ROLE OF INDIVIDUALS IN CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp491-498, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812372.pdf