ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

SNAK
S- Syahmi
- An environmental condition:
N- Nadzmi
that remains the same without ;
A- Amir
-reduction and depletion ( natural resources)

THREATS TO THE ENVIRONMENT

K-Kong

1. Sunlight enters atmosphere Maintain Earth temperature

2. Light (infrared rays) is reflacted back into space preserve life forms
filter and reflect back
3. Heat energy release will be absorbed by greenhouse gases in unwanted solar energy
atmosphere
Factors/sources maintain sea level and
Greenhouse gases Burning of fossil fuel
prevent melting of ice

CO₂ Deforestation
Animal farming
CH₄ Agricultural activities ( nitrogen Increase of sea
NO fertiliser) levels ( melting of
Usage of cooling substances
CFC ice at the pole)
Global warming (rise
4. Heat energy(not reflected) > increase average temperature for in temperature of
Earth)
earth.
Loss of flora and fauna (temperature changes)
5. Human activities=> increase of greenhouse gases => increase of Loss of food sources and habitats
heat energy Climate change:
trapped -El Nino
-La Nina
-change in wind directions
Change in :
- temperature of the Earth
- rainfall distribution
- wind

-VE IMPACTS
- is an action of cleaning a wide area loss of biodiversity
of trees in a large scale soil erosion , landslide
-loss of habitat and extinction
flash flood
PURPOSE climate change
of flora and fauna
Disruption:
Timber: new areas - due to increase of CO2 that
-Nitrogen cycle
-construction work residential areas trapped
-water cycle
-furniture heat.
roads -carbon cycle
- cause increase in temperature,
-paper Loss of water catchment
change in wind direction and
mineral mining rainfall distribution
areas