This blog critiques India’s Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) framework, highlighting how corporations evade liability by operating just outside ESZ borders, despite causing ecological harm. Courts have focused on rigid, boundary-based protection, creating a jurisprudential gap between legal reasoning and ecological reality. Drawing on global models, the post urges India to adopt dynamic, science-driven ESZs, cumulative EIAs, and liability for off-site damage to ensure holistic accoun