• P. NALRAJ
• Dr.T.THEGALEESAN

The paper analyses the assignment systems and implementation aspects of environmental regulation in regard to forests. The assignment of environmental functions and its overlapping is analyzed in terms of not only the different levels of government, but also between the executive and judiciary aspects. Specifically, the paper examines judicial intervention in environmental protection in India and argues that judicial activism although can be construed as a part of checks and balances in a federal system, it cannot be a substitute to the failure of executive in undertaking the task of environmental protection. The paper also analyses the implementation aspects of environmental policy, particularly the effectiveness of policies and institutions relating to environmental governance

Environmental sustainability, environmental governance, decentralization of governance, sustainable environment, environmental degradation, etc.

"ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: DECENTRALIZATION OF GOVERNANCE OF FORESTS IN INDIA AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.398-404, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBP06071.pdf

"ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: DECENTRALIZATION OF GOVERNANCE OF FORESTS IN INDIA AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp398-404, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBP06071.pdf