Managing Natural Resource: LAND

Presetation ByAkshay Somaiya

What are Natural Resources?

Natural resources are materials and components that can be found within the environment.

Classification

What is Land Pollution? Land pollution is the degradation of earths land surfaces often caused by human activities and their misuse of land resources.

Degradation of Earths land

Human activities?

Importance of Land
Land is free gift of nature. Land is limited in area. Place to live for million of species. Land as a Distinctive Factor of Production factories. Livestock, growing crops and required farm buildings. Vegetation, forestation for Road, Railway & Tranportation

Factors affecting Land

NATURAL

Factors

HUMAN

SITUATIONAL

Causes of degradation
Degenerative Actions Misuse of Land Land Conversion Dumping wastes Soil Pollution Construction Activities Deforestation and Soil Erosion Agricultural Activities Mining Activities

Effects of Land Pollution

Effects on Climate Extinction of Species Biomagnifications

Continued
Chemical effects on life
Damaging effects on land Erosion

How to Conserve/Protect?

1. Compost garden and kitchen waste

2. Dispose thrash properly

3. Use of environmentally safe products

4. Recycle everything

Government Initiative
Hazardous waste rules, 2008. Manufacture, storage & import of Hazardous chemicals rules, 1989. Bio-Medical waste rules 1998. Plastic Manufacture Sales and Usage Rules, 1999. Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001. The Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000.

CASE STUDIES
SWACHHA BANGLORE BUNDING

Environmental Education
Creating awareness is important among public because land is polluted many times unknowingly

Thank You

Any Questions?