2.

4 Role of Humans in
Maintaining a Balanced
Nature
Effects of Human Activities on the Environment
(A) Forest logging

• Extinction of flora and fauna

species
• Soil erosion
• Greenhouse effect
Effects of Human Activities on the Environment
(B) Industrialisation
• Pollution of air, water
and soil
• Acid rain
• Greenhouse effect
Effects of Human Activities on the Environment
(C) Agriculture
• Pollution of water
due to overuse of
pesticides and
fertilisers
• Soil loses minerals
due to non-
sustainable
agriculture
Effects of Human Activities on the Environment
(D) Waste disposal • Pollution of water
and ground
• Flash floods
• Foul odour due to
decaying organic
waste matter
Steps to solve the effects of human activities on
the environment?
1. Enforce laws

• The Forestry Department – conduct law enforcement activities

• Patrols in the forest areas – helicopters and having road blocks to
monitor the movement of timber-carrying lorries.
2. Increase public awareness
• Schools – Moral Education
• Mass media – newspapers, radio and television
3. Practise Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose (5R)
• Refuse – not to use non-recyclable materials.
• Reduce – reduce the number of materials to use.
• Reuse – reuse the materials.
• Recycle – recycle materials.
• Repurpose – use the materials for other uses.
4. Use biological control

• Avoid the use of pesticides that pollute the air and soil
See you
in the next
video …