ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Environmental Problems
Environmental Solutions
Environmental Sustainability
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Environmental Management can be defined as “the management of the
interaction and impact of human activities on the natural environment”.
Environmental management is “a purposeful activity
Environmental management tries to identify the factors that have a
with the goal to maintain and improve the state of an
environmental resource affected by human activities.
stake in the conflicts that may rise between meeting the needs but
Definition of Environmental Management:
Environmental Management can be defined as “the
protecting the environment.
management of the interaction and impact of human
activities on the natural environment”.
Environmental management is “a purposeful activity with the goal to
maintain and improve the state of an environmental resource affected
by human activities.
TOP 5 ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
1. biodiversity
Biodiversity is the most complex and vital feature of our planet.
Biodiversity is essentially every living thing and ecosystem that makes up
the environment. From the tallest giraffe to the smallest microorganism,
everything plays an important role in the maintenance of our world.
But with the increase in global warming, pollution and deforestation,
biodiversity is in danger. Billions of species are going or have gone
extinct all over the world. Some scientists, in fact, are suggesting that we
are in the beginning of a 6th mass extinction, posing issues for our planet
and ourselves.
Reducing our meat intake, particularly red meat, as well as making
sustainable choices can help to keep our planet running smoothly.
Benefits from Biodiversity
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
products, stable natural hydrological
cycles, fertile soils, a balanced climate
and numerous other vital ecosystem
services depend upon the conservation
of biological diversity. Food production
relies on biodiversity for a variety of
food plants, pollination, pest control,
nutrient provision, genetic diversity, and
disease prevention and control. Both
medicinal plants and manufactured
pharmaceuticals rely on biodiversity.
2. Water
Water pollution is a huge concern for us and our enviro
nment
. Not only is polluted water a huge financial strain but is
also killing both humans and marine life. With oil spills,
an abundance of plastic waste and toxic chemicals entering
our waterways, we’re damaging the most valuable resource
our planet has to offer.
By educating people on the causes and effects of water
pollution, we can work together to undo the damage
humans have caused. Laws also need to change to make
pollution tougher, consistently across national borders.
3. Deforestation
We need plants and trees to survive. They provide oxygen, food, water and
medicine for everyone, all over the globe. But
if deforestation continues at the rate it’s occurring, we won’t have much of the
valuable forestry left.
With natural wildfires, illegal logging and the mass amount of timber being
harvested for commercial use, our forests are decreasing at an alarming rate. As well
as reducing our supply of oxygen, the loss of forests is contributing around 15% of
our greenhouse gas emissions.
To help, you can buy more recycled and organic products,
limiting the amount of paper and cardboard you use.
4. Pollution is one of the primary causes of
many of the other environmental concerns,
including climate change and biodiversity. All
7 key types of pollution – air, water, soil, noise,
radioactive, light and thermal – are affecting
our environment.
• All types of pollution, and environmental concerns, are
interlinked and influence one another. So, to tackle one is to
tackle them all. That’s why we need to work together, as a
community, to reduce the impact that pollution is having on
our environment.
5. Climate Change
• As pointed out by a recent UN report, without ‘unprecedented changes’ in our
actions and behavior, our planet will suffer drastically from global warming in just
12 years. Greenhouses gases are the main cause of climate change, trapping in the
sun’s heat and warming the surface of the earth.
• An increased ocean temperature is affecting the sea life and ecosystems habituated
there. The rise in global sea levels is shrinking our land, causing mass floods and
freak weather incidents across the world. If we continue as we are, the world will
suffer irreversibly.
• Saying no to driving more will reduce your carbon footprint, as will switching off
electrical items when they’re not in use. More importantly, we need to educate the
world on the effects and severity of global warming, before it’s too late.
Questions: Write questions using red ballpen and black ballpen for the answers. Use long bond
paper. Take picture and send online.
1. Give three (3) things or factors that rely on biodiversity?
2. How do a. global warming and b. deforestation put biodiversity in danger?
3. How do we damage the most valuable resource of our planet?
4. How do we undo the damage humans have caused?
5. What do we need to survive?
6. What do plants give us?
7. What causes our forest to decrease at an alarming rate?
8. What are the seven key types of pollution? How do they affect our environment? Discuss each
one.
9. What is the main cause of climate change?
10. What are the effects of a. an increased ocean temperature?
b. rise in global sea level?
PERFORMANCE TASK
1. How would you reduce your CO2 production in your everyday life? Discuss
your answer.
2. Make a house rule on the conservation of energy and water at home. Pose
it in an area where everyone in the house can see and read. Make a video
explaining to the members of the family the rules you made. Wear your
school uniform as you do so.
You will be graded based on the following:
1. Personality (20 points)
2. Your fluency in disseminating the rules (30 points)
3. Your convincing power while talking to them (30 points)
4. Audience participation (20 points)
THANK YOU.
