• Dr. Ved Parkash

Botany is the study of plants and plays an important role in achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs). Brundtland Commission in 1987 described sustainable development as “development that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generation to meet their own needs”. Developments in the field of agriculture, industry, urbanization, automobiles, textile etc. has resulted in deterioration in the quality of environment and ultimately the whole ecosystem at regional and global level. Human population has invaded the habitats of wild life forcing the millions of species either to become endangered or extinct from the planet earth. Global rise in earth’s average temperature, depletion of ozone layer, Eco-degradation, excessive emission of carbon and other pollutants are imposing immediate threat to life and making the ecosystems unfit for future generations. Global Action Plan on Education for sustainable development is framed by UNESCO for 2030. 17 interlinked goals are framed. Botany addresses the problems of food security, environmental degradation, poverty and biodiversity loss and thus help in achieving the sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).Participation of students, teachers and common men at all level is required to achieve the framed goals. Education is a tool to improve the Sustainable Development Goals Index. In this paper we will discuss the role and importance of Botany and its allied branches to achieve the sustainability goals.

Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goal, Sustainable Development Goals Index.

"SIGNIFICANCE OF BOTANY IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT- A HOLIOSTIC APPROACH FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR MODERN INDIA.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.145-155, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901J25.pdf

"SIGNIFICANCE OF BOTANY IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT- A HOLIOSTIC APPROACH FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR MODERN INDIA.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp145-155, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901J25.pdf