Global Journal of Human Social Science, C: Sociology and Culture, Volume 21 Issue 5

According to India's Fifth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the country boasts a 7,517 kilometre-long coastline that nourishes and offers a source of income for more than 250 million people. India is the world's second-largest fish producer. The Sagarmala Project, also known as the Blue Revolution, is an initiative of the Indian government to improve the state of India's ports and coastlines. The government has launched a National Plan for the Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems to protect marine ecosystems. The protection of coastal and marine biodiversity is a priority for India. (https://in.one.un.org/page/sustainable- development- goals/sdg-14/) In India, 3.8 million fishermen and 1.6 million fisherwomen are among the 5.4 million active fishermen. They mostly deal with the processing and sale of fish. However, in the fields of aquaculture, research, development, and education, their participation and contribution are expanding. Women's participation in these activities provides them with additional revenue to help sustain their families. The National Bank for Agriculture (NABARD) has established several programmes to help women in the fisheries industry better their socioeconomic condition, with a focus on providing credit support through self-help groups. (Samantaray & Pathak, 1998) Although women are just as productive as men, they get paid nearly half or unpaid. (Samantaray & Pathak, 1998, Ogden, 2017). 15) Life on Land and Women: According to Ryan (1992) tropical forests are shrinking and continue to decline per year. Simultaneously the population of the world has increased rapidly. Forest became half of its size and population became double of its size (WRI, 1994). In this context, women's roles have generally attracted attention for their potential part in fertility reduction rather than in economic growth and development (As cited by Mehra, 1995). Jacobson (1992) and Sen (1992) emphasized that policymakers have always given more attention to women's part in reproduction than to their part in production ( as cited by Mehra, 1995). So, Women can reduce the percentage of the new population and increase the productive force to maintain the balance in ecology. By 2020, the UN has targeted to ensure the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains, and drylands, and natural habitats. Also to stop deforestation and desertification, poaching and trafficking of protected species. According to the UN women's Annual Report- "Around the world, 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their livelihoods, yet forests are being felled at an astonishing rate. Between 2010 and 2016, 3.3 million hectares were lost, often for profits that bypassed local communities. Women, particularly those who are poor and living in rural areas, often depend on forests for fuel, fodder, and food. Deforestation for some means spending many more hours each day walking long distances to secure these needs". Further said that women have restricted rights on the land which hinders them from making decisions about the use of land. Although 25 and 35 percent of women are involved in forestry, they must be considered appropriately. The Constitution of India provides equal rights to both men and women but they don't have proper access but after Hindu Succession Act (Amendment), 2005, has expanded the space for enhanced women's land rights. and implementation of Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 (provisions of mandatory joint titling) are making significant contribution Reduction of stamp duty, for the lands registered in the name of women, has encouraged women's property ownership rights in some states Secure land rights of women have demonstrated enhanced agricultural productivity and building resilience among the small and marginal farmers, who constitute 75 percent of the farming community. (https://landportal.org/debates/2017/ womens-land-rights-India-and-sustainable-development -goals-SDGs) According to the Agriculture Census, 2010-11, nearly a third of cultivators in India are women, but they own less than 10.34 percent of land and operate 12.8 percent of holdings, although 75 percent of the female workforce, largely marginal or landless, relies on agriculture for survival. The average size of a woman's landholding is 0.93 hectares, compared to 1.18 hectares for men and 1.15 hectares for everyone. The regional inequality in women's land rights was noticeable, with states in the southern region having a disproportionately higher number and area of landholdings operated by women, while states in the northern and eastern regions have a worse condition. In the last ten years (2001-2011) (Choudhury et al, 2017) 16) Peace, Justice, Strong Institutions, and Women: For gaining these goals, equal socio-political settlements are required. No community can develop if there is no peace among its citizens on social, political, economic grounds which are part of strong foundations of justice. This applies in women's context as well. "The most basic and important premise for women's empowerment is peace and the absence of violence, including domestic violence" (Warth and Koparanova, 2012). "Women employment for sustainable development should be taken into consideration in terms of political choices, education, financial support, and social perceptions. The participation of women's employment into the workforce as human capital for sustainable development is very important for acquiring the environmental and production Volume XXI Issue V Version I 71 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2021 C © 2021 Global Journals Interconnectivity among Sustainable Development Goals through Women’s Perspective