ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

BySHAHIN IMRAN

• Environmental degradation is a serious concern.

• It is defined as any change or disturbance to the environment perceived to be

deleterious or undesirable.

• These such as biodiversity loss some time aggravate climate change impacts such

as food insecurity – need therefore to be managed in a holistic and integrated

manner

What Is Environmental Degradation?

These include: degradation of land, wetland and water bodies, forests,biodiversity loss, arsenic contamination in ground water, surfacewater pollution, air pollution, solid waste disposal problems in citiesand towns, salinity intrusion in coastal zone and many localised ones.

How Environmental Degradation Occurs:

Environmental changes are based onmany factors including:UrbanizationThe Population ExplosionIntensification of agricultureIncrease in energy useIncrease in transportation

Causes of Environmental degradation

World energy consumption refers to the total energy used by all of human civilization. Typically

measured per year, it involves all energy harnessed from every energy source applied towards humanity'sendeavors across every single industrial and technological sector, across every country. Being the powersource metric of civilization, World Energy Consumption has deep implications for humanity's social-economic-political sphere.

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High quantity of Exhaust gases

Secondary Pollutants

High number of industries such as mining

Chemical effluents

Unplanned Land-use policies

Effects of Environmental Degradation:

a. Water pollution b. Air pollutionc. Soil degradationd. Ozone Layer Depletionf. Loss of biodiversityg. Atmospheric changes

Some Solutions to Environmental Degradation

•Afforestation

•Drip irrigation

•Mixed crops or crop rotation

•Stocking your land

•Purchase recycled products

•Conserve water

•Conserve energy

•Be an advocate to save our planet!

Innovative Ideas…………• Option for sustainable and renewable way of living- GO GREEN

• 3 R’s for green lifestyle

• REDUCING

• REUSING

• RECYCLING

Lets Go Green………………