Benefits of green economy

1. Environmental benefits
 Improved environmental quality .
 Reduction in loss of biodiversity .
2. Economic benefits
 Improved training and skills.
 Improved energy security .
3. Social benefits
 Increased employment.
 Better public services.

Sustainable Development

1. Reducing excessive use of resources and enhancing resource conservation .

2. Recycling and reuse of waste materials .
3. Planting more trees .
4. Green grassy patches to be interspersed between concrete buildings .
5. Using more environment friendly material or biodegradable material.

Natural Resources

Resources that we obtain from nature and use them without much modification are
called natural resources .

It’s of two types :

Renewable resources – These are the resources that get renewed or replenished
quickly .

Non-renewable – These are those resources which have a limited stock . Once the
stocks are exhausted , it may take thousands of years to be renewed or replenished
.

Ecological Imbalance
Factors that cause ecological imbalance :

 Overpopulation – It leads to more utilization of resources.

 Deforestation - It leads to loss of habitat .
 Landfills - They pollute the environment .
 Agricultural practices
 Plastics and E-waste

Ecosystem

It is a community of all the living and non-living components of nature that are
dependent on each other .

Ecosystem has three primary components :

i. Autotrophs
ii. Heterotrophs
iii. Non-living Matter

Relationship Between Society And Environment

The relationship between society and environment can be broadly defined into two
forms :
Physical environment : It is composed of the conditions that nature provides to man.
Social environment :Social environment of an individual is the culture that he or she
lives in . The social environment consists of three kinds of environment –
 Economic environment
 Social environment
 Psycho-social environment

Environment
Environment refers to the place , people, things and nature that surround
us . it is our basic life support system .
Two main components are :
  Abiotic or the non-living aspects of earth like land , air , soil and
water.
 Biotic or living organisms like man , animals and plants .
Types of eEnvironment
 The Natural Environment (includes all living and non-living things
occurring naturally on earth .)
 The Human-made Environment (includes human activities and their
interaction with the abiotic components.)

GREEN ECONOMY
 It is an economy that aims at reducing environmental risks .
 It means to achieve better quality of life on this planet earth .
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Principles Of Green Economy
 Green Buildings
 Sustainable Agriculture
 Fisheries
 Renewable Energy
 Green Forestry
 Green Tourism
 Clean Transportation
 Waste Management
 Water Management