Environmental Education

Project
On
Human Impact on Environment

Name:- Sasank Sharma

College UID:- 0101201349
Calcutta university registration number:- 017-1111-2597-20
Calcutta university Roll no:- 201017-21-1270
Name of topic:- Human Impact on environment
Shift:-Morning
 INDEX
Contents Page No.
Introduction 3-4
Human Activities causing Environmental Degradation
Agriculture 5-7
Energy Industry 8 - 10
Human Overpopulation 11
Transportation 11 - 13
Conclusion 14
Acknowledgement 15
Bibliography s 16
Introduction
Humans alone have the potential to
gather resources from beyond their
immediate surroundings and process
them into different and more versatile
forms. This has made humans to thrive
and flourish beyond natural constraints.
As a result of which the anthropogenic (man-induced) pollutants have overloaded the
system, and the natural equilibrium is disturbed.
Rapid development activities have been associated with more and more exploitation of
various natural resources. Technological development has resulted in fast depletion of
non-renewable energy resources, mainly coal and petroleum, and also various minerals.
Mining activities, dam, building, urbanization and industrialization have all interfered with
the ecological balance of nature due to large scale impact. Primitive humans used natural
resources to satisfy their basic needs of air, water, food and shelter. These natural and
unprocessed resources were readily available in the biosphere, and the residues produced
by the use of these resources were generally compatible with or easily assimilated by the
environment.
The humans over the period of time have exploited the
resources in order to maintain a better standard of living
and enjoy the way of life. Directly and indirectly humans
have exploited the environment, thereby causing serious
major problems Global Warming, Mass Extinction and
Biodiversity Loss. Modifying the environment to fit the
needs of society is causing severe effects. Some human
activities that cause damage (either directly or indirectly)
to the environment on a global scale include Agriculture,
Energy, Transportation and Overpopulation to name but a few. Some of the problems,
including global warming and biodiversity loss pose an existential risk to the human race,
and some experts attribute this crisis to overall human overpopulation. In this project the
impact of Agriculture, Human Overpopulation, Energy Industry and transport has been
critically examined. The humans through their activities have created so many hazardous
impacts on the environment that has created life sustaining problem on this planet.
Effective measures must be taken within due to time to ensure that the environment gets
cleaned and is safe for the future generations also.
Agriculture contributes to a number larger of environmental issues that cause
environmental degradation including: climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss, dead
zones, genetic engineering, irrigation problems, pollutants, soil degradation, and waste.
The environmental impact of transport is significant because transport is a major user of
energy, and burns most of the world's petroleum. This creates air pollution, including
nitrous oxides and particulates, and is a significant contributor to global warming through
emission of carbon dioxide. Human Overpopulation causes unwanted pressure on the
natural resources to produce more and more of the
goods and services. The consumption of palm oil
in food, domestic and cosmetic products all over
the world means there is a high demand for it. In
order to meet this, oil palm plantations are created,
which means removing natural forests to clear
space. This deforestation has taken place in Asia,
Latin America and West Africa, with Malaysia and
Indonesia holding 90% of global oil palm trees.
These forests are home to a wide range of species,
including many endangered animals, ranging from birds to rhinos and tigers. Since 2000,
47% of deforestation has been for the purpose of growing oil palm plantations, with around
877,000 acres being affected per year. Overconsumption is a main risk associated with
overpopulation and it is the main cause of the fast depletion of the resources.
With the dawn of the industrial revolution, humans were better able than ever to satisfy
their needs for air, water, food and shelter. So, humans turned their attention to other needs
beyond those associated with survival.
Automobiles, household appliances, processed foods and beverages, etc. have now
become as popular as to seem necessities, and meeting these acquired needs had
become a major thrust of modern industrial society. These acquired needs are usually met
by items that must be processed or manufactured or refined.
The production,
distribution and use of
such items usually
results in more
complex residuals
and/or wastes, many
of which are not
compatible with or
readily assimilated by
the environment. As
the acquired needs
(or luxuries) increase
so will the complexity
of the production
chain, and mass and
complexity of the
pollutants generated.
Human Activities Causing Environmental Degradation
Agriculture
Agriculture contributes to a number larger of
environmental issues that cause
environmental degradation including: climate
change, deforestation, biodiversity loss,
dead zones, genetic engineering, irrigation
problems, pollutants, soil degradation, and
waste. Undoubtedly, agriculture is the
world’s oldest and largest industry & more
than half of all the people in the world still live
on farms. Agriculture has both primary and
secondary environmental effects. A primary
effect is an effect on the area where the
agriculture takes place, i.e. on-site effect. A
secondary effect, also called an off-site effect, is an effect on an environment away from
the agricultural site, typically downstream and downwind.
The effects of agriculture on the environment can be broadly classified into three groups,
viz. local, regional and global:
i. Local Changes: These occur at or near the site of farming. These changes/effects
include soil erosion and increase in sedimentation downstream in local rivers. Fertilizers
carried by sediments can cause eutrophication of local water bodies. Polluted sediments
can also transport toxins and destroy local fisheries.
ii. Regional Changes: They generally result from the combined effects of farming
practices in the same large region. Regional effects include deforestation, desertification,
large scale pollution, increases in sedimentation in major rivers.
iii. Global Changes: These include climatic changes as well as initially extensive changes
in chemical cycles.
The main impacts of traditional type of agriculture are as follows:
(i) Deforestation: The slash and burn of trees in forests to clear
the land for cultivation and frequent shifting result in loss of
forest cover. Deforestation is one of the major impacts that
leads to the loss of ecological biodiversity and loss of forest
reserves in any economy.
(ii) Soil Erosion: Clearing of forest cover exposes the soil to
wind, rain and storms, thereby resulting in loss of top fertile
layer of soil. Thus, making the land infertile and not available
for cultivation, which leads to the shifting to a new land by
clearing the trees cover.

(iii) Depletion of Nutrients: During slash and burn the organic matter in the soil gets
destroyed and most of the nutrients are taken up by the crops within a short period, thus
making the soil nutrient poor which forces the cultivators shift to another area.
Effect of Modern Agriculture Practices on Environment
Modern agricultural practices have both positive and negative effects on environment. For
example, modern pesticides have created a revolution in agriculture in the short-term, but
the long-term effects of these chemicals have proved extremely undesirable. The major
problems that have aroused due to the modern agricultural practices are related to
fertilizers, pesticides, water-logging and salination, and are briefly discussed as under:
Fertilizer Related Problems:
(a) Micronutrient Imbalance: Most of the chemical fertilizers used in modern agriculture
have nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (N, P, K) which are essential macronutrients.
Farmers usually use these fertilizers indiscriminately to boost up crop growth. Excessive
uses of fertilizers cause micronutrient imbalance. For example, excessive fertilizer use in
Punjab and Haryana has caused deficiency of the micronutrient zinc in the soils, which is
affecting productivity of the soil.
(b) Nitrate Pollution: Nitrogenous fertilizers applied in the fields often leach deep into the
soil and ultimately contaminate the ground water. The nitrates get concentrated in the water
and when their concentration exceeds 25 mg/L, they become the cause of a serious health
hazard called blue baby syndrome or methemoglobinemia. This disease affects the infants
to the maximum extent causing even death. In Denmark, England, France, Germany and
Netherlands this problem has been faced frequently. In India also, problem of nitrate
pollution exists in many areas.
(c) Eutrophication: Excessive use of N and P fertilizers in the agricultural fields leads to
another problem, which is not related to the soil, but relates to water bodies like lakes. A
large proportion of nitrogen and phosphorus used in crop fields is washed off and along
with runoff water reach the water bodies causing over nourishment of the lakes, a process
known as Eutrophication (eu = more, trophic = nutrition).

Pesticides Related Problems:

A pesticide is any substance or mixture of
substances intended for preventing, destroying,
repelling or mitigating any pest. A pesticide may be
a chemical substance, biological agent (such as a
virus or bacterium), antimicrobial, disinfectant or
device used against any pest. Pests include insects,
plant pathogens, weeds, molluscs, birds, mammals,
fish, nematodes (roundworms), and microbes that
destroy property. Agricultural pesticides are used to
destroy agricultural pests. These chemicals may result in extensive damage to human
health and the environment. Adverse human health effects or symptoms of agricultural
pesticide contamination include headache, body weakness, blurred vision, vomiting,
irritability, impaired concentration and abdominal pain.

Water Logging:
Over irrigation of croplands by farmers for good
growth of their crop usually leads to water
logging. Inadequate drainage causes excess
water to accumulate underground and gradually
forms a continuous column with the water table.
Under water-logged conditions, pore spaces in
the soil get fully drenched with water and the soil-
air gets depleted. The water table rises while the
roots of plants do not get adequate air for
respiration. Mechanical strength of the soil
declines, the crop plants get lodged and crop
yield falls.

Salinity:
Salinity refers to increased concentration of soluble
salts in the soil. It results due to intensive
agricultural practices. Due to poor drainage of
irrigation and flood waters, the dissolved oil in these
waters accumulates on the soil surface. In arid
areas with low rainfall, poor drainage and high
temperatures, water evaporates quickly from the
soil leaving behind the salts in high concentration.
Excess of these salts (mainly carbonates, chlorides
and sulphates of sodium and traces of calcium and
magnesium) from a crust on the soil surface and are
injurious to the survival of plants. The water
absorption process of the plant is severely affected.
Energy Industry

The environmental impact of the energy industry is diverse. Energy has been harnessed
by human beings for millennia. Initially it was with the use of fire for light, heat, cooking and
for safety, and its use can be traced back at least 1.9 million years. In recent years there
has been a trend towards the increased commercialization of various renewable energy
sources. Rapidly advancing technologies can potentially achieve a transition of energy
generation, water and waste management, and food production towards better
environmental and energy usage practices using methods of systems ecology and
industrial ecology.
Issues of the Energy Industry with Environment
Climate change
The scientific consensus on global warming and
climate change is that it is caused by
anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, the
majority of which comes from burning fossil fuels
with deforestation and some agricultural
practices being also major contributors. A 2013
study showed that two thirds of the industrial
greenhouse gas emissions are due to the fossil-
fuel (and cement) production of just ninety
companies around the world (between 1751 and
2010, with half emitted since 1986). Although there is a highly publicized denial of climate
change, the vast majority of scientists working in climatology accept that it is due to human
activity. The IPCC report Climate Change 2007: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and
Vulnerability predicts that climate change will cause shortages of food and water and
increased risk of flooding that will affect billions of people, particularly those living in
poverty. One measurement of greenhouse gas related and other Externality comparisons
between energy sources can be found in the external project by the Paul Scherrer Institute
and the University of Stuttgart which was funded by the European Commission. According
to that study, hydroelectric electricity produces the lowest CO2 emissions, wind produces
the second-lowest, nuclear energy produces the third-lowest and solar photovoltaic
produces the fourth-lowest.
Biofuel use
Biofuel is defined as solid, liquid or gaseous fuel obtained from relatively recently lifeless
or living biological material and is different from fossil fuels, which are derived from long-
dead biological material. Various plants and plant-derived materials are used for biofuel
manufacturing.
Bio-diesel
High use of bio-diesel leads to land use changes including deforestation. This is the major
effect of io-diesel
Firewood
Unsustainable firewood harvesting can lead to loss of biodiversity and erosion due to loss
of forest cover. An example of this is a 40-year study done by the University of Leeds of
African forests, which account for a third of the world's total tropical forest which
demonstrates that Africa is a significant carbon sink. A climate change expert, Lee White
states that "To get an idea of the value of the sink, the removal of nearly 5 billion tonnes of
carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by intact tropical forests is at issue.

Fossil fuel use

The three fossil fuel types are coal, petroleum and natural gas. It was estimated by the
Energy Information Administration that in 2006 primary sources of energy consisted of
petroleum 36.8%, coal 26.6%, natural gas 22.9%, amounting to an 86% share for fossil
fuels in primary energy production in the world. In 2013 the burning of fossil fuels produced
around 32 billion tonnes (32 gigatons) of carbon dioxide and additional air pollution. This
caused negative externalities of $4.9 trillion due to global warming and health problems (>
150 $/ton carbon dioxide). Carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases that enhances
radiative forcing and contributes to global warming, causing the average surface
temperature of the Earth to rise in response, which climate scientists agree will cause major
adverse effects.
Coal
The environmental impact of coal mining and
burning is diverse. Legislation passed by the
U.S. Congress in 1990 required the United
States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
to issue a plan to alleviate toxic pollution from
coal-fired power plants. After delay and litigation,
the EPA now has a court-imposed deadline of
March 16, 2011, to issue its report.
Petroleum
The environmental impact of petroleum is often
negative because it is toxic to almost all forms of
life. The possibility of climate change exists.
Petroleum, commonly referred to as oil, is closely
linked to virtually all aspects of present society,
especially for transportation and heating for both
homes and for commercial activities.
Gas
Natural gas is often described as the cleanest
fossil fuel, producing less carbon dioxide per joule
delivered than either coal or oil, and far fewer
pollutants than other fossil fuels. However, in
absolute terms, it does contribute substantially to
global carbon emissions, and this contribution is
projected to grow. According to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, in 2004 natural gas
produced about 5,300 Mt/yr. of CO2 emissions, while coal and oil produced 10,600 and
10,200 respectively (Figure 4.4); but by 2030, according to an updated version of the SRES
B2 emissions scenario, natural gas would be the source of 11,000 Mt/yr., with coal and oil
now 8,400 and 17,200 respectively. (Total global emissions for 2004 were estimated at
over 27,200 Mt.) In addition, natural gas itself is a greenhouse gas far more potential than
carbon dioxide when released into the atmosphere but is released in smaller amounts.

Nuclear power
The routine health risks and greenhouse
gas emissions from nuclear fission
power are significantly smaller than
those associated with coal, oil and gas.
However, there is a "catastrophic risk"
potential if containment fails, which in
nuclear reactors can be brought about
by over-heated fuels melting and
releasing large quantities of fission
products into the environment. The most
long-lived radioactive wastes, including
spent nuclear fuel, must be contained and isolated from humans and the environment for
hundreds of thousands of years. The public is sensitive to these risks and there has been
considerable public opposition to nuclear power. Despite this potential for disaster, normal
fossil fuel related pollution is still considerably more harmful than any previous nuclear
disaster. The 1979 Three Mile Island accident and 1986 Chernobyl disaster, along with
high construction costs, ended the rapid growth of global nuclear power capacity. A further
disastrous release of radioactive materials followed the 2011 Japanese tsunami which
damaged the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, resulting in hydrogen gas explosions and
partial meltdowns classified as a Level 7 event. The large-scale release of radioactivity
resulted in people being evacuated from a 20 km exclusion zone set up around the power
plant, similar to the 30 km radius Chernobyl Exclusion Zone still in effect.
Wind power
The environmental impact of wind power when compared to the environmental impacts of
fossil fuels, is relatively minor. Compared with other low carbon power sources, wind
turbines have some of the lowest global warming potential per unit of electrical energy
generated. While a wind farm may cover a large area of land, many land uses such as
agriculture are compatible with it, as only small areas of turbine foundations and
infrastructure are made unavailable for use.
There are reports of bird and bat mortality at wind turbines as there are around other
artificial structures. The scale of the ecological impact may or may not be significant,
depending on specific circumstances. Prevention and mitigation of wildlife fatalities, and
protection of peat bogs, affect the siting and operation of wind turbines. There are
anecdotal reports of negative health effects from noise on people who live very close to
wind turbines. Peer-reviewed research has generally not supported these claims. Aesthetic
aspects of wind turbines and resulting changes of the visual landscape are significant.
Conflicts arise especially in scenic and heritage protected landscapes.
Human overpopulation
Human Overpopulation can be regarded as the prime cause of all the Human activities that
cause degradation and deterioration of the environment. Due to a vast increase in human
race there had been a considerable pressure on the resources of the economy to feed the
humans. Overconsumption is a situation where resource use has outpaced the sustainable
capacity of the ecosystem. It can be measured by the ecological footprint, a resource
accounting approach which compares human demand on ecosystems with the amount of
planet matter ecosystems can renew. Estimates indicate that humanity's current demand
is 70% higher than the regeneration rate of all of the planet's ecosystems combined. A
prolonged pattern of overconsumption leads to environmental degradation and the
eventual loss of resource bases.
Transportation
The issue of transportation and the environment is paradoxical in nature. From one side,
transportation activities support increasing mobility demands for passengers. On the other
side, transport activities have resulted in growing levels of motorization and congestion. As
a result, the transportation sector is becoming increasingly linked to environmental
problems. With a technology relying heavily on the combustion of hydrocarbons, notably
with the internal combustion engine, the impacts of transportation over environmental
systems have increased
with motorization. This has
reached a point where
transportation activities are
a dominant factor behind the
emission of most pollutants
and thus their impacts on
the environment. The most
important impacts of
transport on the
environment relate to
climate change, air quality, noise, water quality, soil quality, biodiversity and land take:
Climate Change: The activities of the transport industry release several million tons of
gases each year into the atmosphere. These include lead (Pb), carbon monoxide (CO),
carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrogen oxides (NOx), nitrous oxide (N2O),
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), silicon tetrafluoride (SF6), benzene
and volatile components (BTX), heavy metals (zinc, chrome, copper and cadmium) and
particulate matters (ash, dust). There is an on-going debate to what extent these emissions
may be linked to climate change and the role of anthropogenic factors. Some of these
gases are created a specific type of pollution like: a) Nitrous oxide participate in depleting
the stratospheric ozone (03) layer which naturally screens the earth’s surface from
ultraviolet radiation. b) CO, CO2 & CH4 participate in greenhouse effect etc.
Air Quality: Highway vehicles,
marine engines, locomotives and
aircraft are the sources of pollution
in the form of gas and particulate
matters emissions that affects air
quality causing damage to human
health. Toxic air pollutants are
associated with cancer,
cardiovascular, respiratory and neurological diseases. Carbon monoxide (CO) when inhale
affects bloodstream, reduces the availability of oxygen and can be extremely harmful to
public health. An emission of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) from transportation sources reduces
lung function, affects the respiratory immune defence system and increases the risk of
respiratory problems. The emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx)
in the atmosphere form various acidic compounds that when mixed in cloud water creates
acid rain. Acid precipitation has detrimental effects on the built environment, reduces
agricultural crop yields and causes forest decline. The reduction of natural visibility by smog
has a number of adverse impacts on the quality of life and the attractiveness of tourist sites.
Particulate emissions in the form of dust emanating from vehicle exhaust as well as from
non-exhaust sources such as vehicle and road abrasion have an impact on air quality. The
physical and chemical properties of particulates are associated with health risks such as
respiratory problems, skin irritations, eyes inflammations, blood clotting and various types
of allergies.
Noise: Noise represents the general effect
of irregular and chaotic sounds. It is
traumatizing for the hearing organ and that
may affect the quality of life by its
unpleasant and disturbing character. Long
term exposure to noise levels above 75dB
seriously hampers hearing and affects
human physical and psychological
wellbeing. Transport noise emanating from
the movement of transport vehicles and the operations of ports, airports and rail yards
affects human health, through an increase in the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Increasing noise levels have a negative impact on the urban environment reflected in falling
land values and loss of productive land uses.
Water Quality: Transport activities have an impact on hydrological conditions. Fuel,
chemical and other hazardous particulates discarded from aircraft, cars, trucks and trains
etc. can contaminate rivers, lakes, wetland & oceans. Because demand for shipping
services is increasing, marine transport emissions represent the most important segment
of water quality inventory of the transportation sector. The main effects of marine transport
operations on water quality predominantly arise from dredging, waste, ballast waters and
oil spills. Dredging is the process of deepening harbour channels by removing sediments
from the bed of a body of water. Dredging is essential to create and maintain sufficient
water depth for shipping operations and port accessibility. Dredging activities have a
two-fold negative impact on the marine environment. They modify the hydrology by
creating turbidity that can affect the marine biological diversity. The contaminated
sediments and water raised by dredging require spoil disposal sites and decontamination
techniques. Ballast waters are required to control ship’s stability and draught and to modify
their centre of gravity in relation to cargo carried and the variance in weight distribution.
Ballast waters acquired in a region may contain invasive aquatic species that, when
discharged in another region may thrive in a new marine environment and disrupt the
natural marine ecosystem. There are about 100 non-indigenous species recorded in the
Baltic Sea. Invasive species have resulted in major changes in near shore ecosystems,
especially in coastal lagoons and inlets. Major oil spills from oil cargo vessel accidents are
one of the most serious problems of pollution from maritime transport activities.
Soil Quality: The environmental impact of transportation on soil consists of soil erosion
and soil contamination. Coastal transport facilities have significant impacts on soil erosion.
Soil contamination can occur through the use of toxic materials by the transport industry.
Fuel and oil spills from motor vehicles are washed on road sides and enter the soil.
Chemicals used for the preservation of railroad ties may enter into the soil. Hazardous
materials and heavy metals have been found in areas contiguous to railroads, ports and
airports.
Biodiversity: Transportation also influences natural vegetation. The need for construction
materials and the development of land-based transportation has led to deforestation. Many
transport routes have required draining land, thus reducing wetland areas and driving-out
water plant species.
Land Take: Transportation facilities have an impact on the urban landscape. The
development of port and airport infrastructure is significant features of the urban and peri-
urban built environment, crops, leads to the cracking of rubber, damage of plants, etc..
The complexities of the impacts have led to much controversy in environmental policy, the
role of transportation, and mitigation strategies. This is made even more complex by the
fact that priorities between environmental and economic considerations shift in time, which
can have an impact on public policy. The transportation sector is often subsidized,
especially through the construction and maintenance of road infrastructure, which tends to
be free of access. Sometimes, public stakes in transport modes, terminals, and
infrastructure can be at odds with environmental issues. If the owner and the regulator are
the same (different branches of the government), then there is a risk that regulations will
not be effectively complied to. Total costs incurred by transportation activities, notably
environmental damage, are generally not fully assumed by the users. The lack of
consideration of the real costs of transportation could explain several environmental
problems. Yet, a complex hierarchy of costs is involved, ranging from internal (mostly
operations), compliance (abiding by regulations), contingent (risk of an event such as a
spill) to external (assumed by the society). For instance, external costs account on average
for more than 30% of the estimated automobile ownership and operating costs. If
environmental costs are not included in this appraisal, the usage of the car is consequently
subsidized by society, and costs accumulate as environmental pollution. This requires due
consideration as the number of vehicles, especially automobiles, is steadily increasing.
Conclusion
The environmental degradation is one of the prime issues faced by every economy like
India. The environment is subject to a variety of emissions, pollutants and hazardous
wastes released from industries. These toxic elements must be chemically treated before
releasing then into air water or land so that the don’t pose a threat to the ecosystem.
Solutions to Environmental Degradation
Stop Deforestation
In order to mitigate the adverse effects of environmental degradation, stopping
deforestation is crucial for our environmental system. We cannot afford to cut or burn trees
down as trees store greenhouse gases, produce oxygen and are the natural habitat for
many animals and plants, which may become endangered if these forests are destroyed.
An extensive afforestation campaign should be launched in the interest of environmental
protection. We can further make a positive impact through reforestation or afforestation.
Government Regulations
Governments require intervening and setting a framework whenever there are problems
that lead to significant eco-degradation. Governments set high taxes for activities that harm
our planet and support environmentally-friendly behaviour with financial subsidies. These
will also force industries and private people to avoid activities that lead to environmental
degradation.
Fines and Punishment for Illegal dumping
There should also be high fines for illegal dumping to reduce the adverse ecological
consequences. People and industries will continue to dump their trash illegally as they
know that even if they get caught, penalties are quite low. Therefore, raising fines for illegal
dumping would increase the incentive to dispose of trash at official waste disposal sites.
Reduce Consumption Levels
It has become essential to reduce our consumption levels. Our developed society always
strives for the latest electronics, smartphones, and the trendiest clothes and so on.
However, this behaviour leads to huge resource depletion and excessive production of
waste. We have to lower our consumption levels significantly to avoid the adverse
ecological consequences.
Reuse and Reduce Waste Generation
Waste production can be reduced by using items and food more efficiently. If we want to
get rid of old but still working things, be creative to give it a new look or use it in another
way. By doing so, material things will be used more effectively. If they cannot be put to use
anymore, separate them and give them for recycling.
Avoid Plastic
Plastic waste is a big environmental problem that leads to significant plastic pollution and
the degradation of our planet. In order to cut down plastic waste, avoid buying items with
plastic wrapper or packaging, refrain from using disposable plastic bags, cups, plates,
containers, cutlery, etc. Instead, bring your own reusable stuff, which can be reused several
times.
Education
It is highly essential that children should know about the adverse environmental
consequences of our daily life behaviour and the ways we can improve our ecological
footprint. “Projects in schools and colleges can be carried out to spread the environmental
awareness among the future generations.”
Acknowledgement
I am very thankful to the college for giving me such a nice project on the Environmental
Education. With this project I shall raise environmental concerns among the masses. Also,
being an important part of the project, I shall dutifully carry out every punctive measures to
ensure an eco-friendly environment.
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