TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY

(TES)

Environment(3 hours)
Definition,
Importance, ecology & ecosystem,
Conservation of environment,

Optimum utilization of natural resources,

Renewable and non renewable resources,
Conflict of resources,
Global environmental issues,
Environmental issues of Nepal

Conservation of environment
ENVIRONMENT
IS IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING WHICH SUPPORT LIFE AND SUSTAIN VARIOUS

ACTIVITIES
preservation and conservation
Conservation
Conservation of environment simply implies the sustainable use as well as management

of natural resources which include wildlife, water, air, and earth deposits. There are
renewable and non-renewable natural resources. Conservation of natural resources
generally focuses on the needs & interests of human beings, for instance the biological,
economic, cultural and recreational values. Conservationists have the view that

development is necessary for a better future, but only when the changes occur in ways
that are not wasteful. Read on to know more about preservation and conservation of
environment
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Preservation ?
it tries to maintain the present condition areas of the nature or

Earth which are not yet touched by humans.

This is because of the fat that mankind is encroaching onto the
environment at such a rate that various wild landscapes are being
given over to farming, industry, housing, tourism and other
human developments.
And we lose much of the natural areas.
Preservationists also strongly support the protection of nature for
purely human-centered reasons.
However, some adopts less human-centered approach to
environmental protection, placing a value on nature that does not
relate to the needs and interests of human beings. But is a fact
that by preserving and conserving environment we can make a
healthy atmosphere to live in.
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Environmental protection
is a practice of protecting the environment, on

individual, organisational or governmental level, for

the benefit of the natural environment and (or)
humans.
certain human activities, such as logging, mining,
hunting, and fishing

Conservation of environment
Conserving Natural Resources
Resources are features of environment that are important

and value of to human in one form or the other.

However, the advancement of modern civilization has had
a great impact on our planet's natural resources. So,
conserving natural resources is very essential today. There
are many ways that one can conserve natural resources.
need to do is to look around and see what natural
resources you are using and find out ways to limit your
usage.
Most of the people use natural gas to heat their water and
their home.
You can monitor how much you are using this resource to
minimize its usage.
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Conserving the Environment
The condition of the environment is a worldwide issue. Air

and water pollution do not recognize borders; poor soil

conditions in one nation may reduce another countrys
food supply.
At the same time, different regions do face different
problems.
One key distinction is between the environmental threats
faced by developed nations, such as the United States and
western European countries, and developing nations, such
as India and Mexico.
Most agree that these nations may have dissimilar crises,
but debate remains over whether the solutions to their
problems are unique as well.
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economic strength and higher standards of living.
Overconsumption is cited by many observers as a cause of resource depletion in the First
World.
Americans, and to a lesser extent western Europeans, Japanese, and other residents of

developed nations, are more likely to own one or more cars, purchase more food and
clothes than subsistence levels require, and use considerable amounts of electricity.
Americans consume a disproportionate amount of the planets resources.
The United States is home to 5 percent of the worlds population but uses 25 percent of
its resources.
Overall, the developed world has 23 percent of Earths population but consumes twothirds of the resources.
Environmentalists contend that this high level of consumption will ultimately lead to
the depletion of the planets resources, resulting in adverse consequences for human
populations.
Developed nations have reduced their rate of population growth, so overpopulation is
not as great a problem as it was previously considered to be; however, because of the
high level of consumption, each new person in a developed nation will use three times as
much water and ten times as much energy as a child born in a developing country.
The industries needed to create products for consumption also affect the environment
through the emission of greenhouse gases and other wastes.
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In contrast, the environmental crises faced by developing nations are the result

of poverty.
For example, Third World countries often lack the resources and sanitation
facilities to provide the public with clean water.
Tropical deforestation, caused by the slash-and-burn techniques of poor
farmers, is another dilemma.
However, as Rice University president Malcolm Gillis has observed, agriculture
is not the only manifestation of the effects of poverty on deforestation.
In most, but not all, poor nations, the role of poverty in deforestation is
magnified by the ever-more-desperate search for fuelwood by impoverished
people.
This search for wood is exacerbated by the key environmental problem in
developing nationsoverpopulation.

Conservation of environment
In contrast, the environmental crises faced by developing nations are the result of
poverty.
Third World nations may consume vastly less than America and Europe but their
population growth rates are much higher.
These nations lack the natural resources and social services that will be needed in order
to provide their burgeoning populations with adequate food, shelter, and employment in
the coming years.
As developing nations move closer to First World status, the accompanying growth in
industry could also affect the environment, especially through the emission of
greenhouse gases.
The global warming agreement reached in Kyoto, Japan, in December 1997 exempted
developing nations such as China, India, and Mexico from requirements to reduce their
emissions.
But according to the United Nations, countries exempted from the agreement will create
76 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions over the next 50 years.