RURAL WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

The lives of women have been linked to the environment of each region. Women are more closely associated with environment. Their work is important in terms of environmental sustainability. They are constantly working on the health and well-being of everyone in the family. The health of others is in her hands. On the whole, human life in that region provides resources from the environment while making a living. There are many businesses running but not only business but daily life is connected to the environment. Air, water, seasons, food, minerals, clothing, homes, fuel, health, business, etc. In all such cases, women's lives are related to the environment. Women have direct interaction with environmental resources like fuel, food and fodder, forest, water and land in rural areas. A lot of studies on women and environment have described that women is very close to nature and they are significant agents in natural resource management and they are major contributors to environmental rehabilitation and conservation. Women are having base and skills for better environmental resource management. Rural women are key players in achieving the economic, environmental and social changes required for sustainable environmental development. There is a large number of women farmers and women laborers all over the world. Their empowerment is necessary not only for the individual but also for the welfare of the family and the rural community.
The present paper looks into the role of women in environmental sustainability in rural area. It is also intended to assess the relation between rural women in agriculture and environmental sustainability. The study is mainly a theoretical and analytical. The relevant material is collected from the secondary sources. In rural areas, women are more closely linked to the environment. They care about the environment as much as they care about the family. Women can play an important role in protecting the environmental sustainability.