Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering

NATURE
CONSERVATION
BFC10102
Dr. Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed
FKAAS Admin Office, Level G, FKAAS Building
Office Tel No: 07-4564236; email: maya@uthm.edu.my

UTHM, Sem 2 2016/2017

WELCOME..

Course: Nature Conservation

Code: BFC 10202
Lecture: 2 hours / week
Aims of Programme: File of PEO & PLO
Aims of Course: File of RPP
Course E-Learning: The lecture notes, info, project,
assignment will be uploaded in the Edmodo.
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How to get access to Edmodo
 Important Dates

Test 1 : 21/3/2017 (Tuesday); 11-12 am, Course

Lecture Room (Week 6), Chapter 1- Chapter 3A
Test 2 : 9/5/2017; 11-12 am, Course Lecture Room
(Week 12), Chapter 3B Chapter 5
Individual Assignment due date: (Week7)
Project Presentation: Week 12- Week 13
NATURE CONSERVATION
BFC10102

Chapter 1: Introduction to
Nature Conservation
 Chapter 1:
Introduction to Nature Conservation

Topics: (3 hours lecture)

1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment The link
1.2 Impact of human activities to natural
environment historical version
1.3 Why conservation for natural environment?
1.4 You as the steward
Objectives of this Part

To learn about the natural environment

To understand the impact of human activities on the
natural environment
To appreciate the need to maintain a good natural
environment
To realize the responsibility of human as khalifah
Chapter 1: Introduction to
Nature Conservation

1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment

Quiz 1 (20 mins)

A questionnaire will be given to you

The aim of this questionnaire is to gauge your
knowledge on conservation of the natural
environment
Please answer each question as briefly as
possible
Your name is important as we would do some
follow ups if there is a necessity
Quiz 1

Name, origin (town, country), age, religion

Previous learning institute (e.g.
polytechnics/high school etc)
Quiz 1: Answer briefly
Biodiversity
1. What is biodiversity
2. Give five examples of biodiversity
3. What are threats to biodiversity

Conservation
1. What is meant by conservation
2. List 5 reasons why conserve nature
3. List 3 global changes and 2 kinds of pollutions

People & nature

1. How do people alter nature
2. What can people do to protect nature
What you see in this picture?
What you see in this picture?
Which one is natural
environment?

Picture A Picture B

Which one is man-made?

What you see in this picture?
What is the link between
natural environment and man-
made?
1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment

The Natural Environment

Components of nature: living and non living

Formation of Earth

Living things on Earth

Interactions

Evolutions
1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment
The Built Environment

Man-made Road, buildings, Tools vehicles,

bridges, dams, machinery
canals, parks

Man use energy Produce waste

and materials to
build
1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment

The Link Existing at

same time
temporal
issue

Occupy
same
space
spatial
issue
Increasing need
for built
environment due
to increasing
human population
and modernization
1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment

Built environment houses, schools, garden

(landscaping), man-made lakes (all to do with
civil engineers!)
Natural environment forest, sea, rivers,
mountains, grassland, desert
Similarities: abiotic (non-living) and biotic
components, occupy same space (biosphere),
using same resources
Differences: human creation, renewable
resources
1.2 Impact of Human Activities to
Natural Environment

Environmental problems
a. What is it? Pollution
b. Causes?
c. Effects? Global changes
d. What can
you do about
it?
Loss of biodiversity
1.2 Impact of Human Activities to
Natural Environment
List of Major Global Environmental
Issues
Location Environmental Socio impact Cause of the Involved Bodies
Issue Issue

Riau Forest and Land Worst trans-boundary haze Rapid Federal Governments
Province, Fires pollution, emission of deforestation, of the United States
Sumatera, greenhouse gases land clearing, and Canada,
Indonesia (GHGs), affect human and are Environment Canada,
health directly and paralyze induced by dry Provincial
economic activity by climate causes Government of
reducing visibility in fire over an Ontario
Indonesia, Singapore and area of 163,336
Malaysia ha

Sydney, Great Barrier Reef had suffered the Climate change ARC Center of
Australia Reef Threatened worst coral bleaching and and the flow of Excellence for Coral
die-off ever recorded, with farm chemicals Reef Studies, and
stretches of its northern and coastal United Nations
reaches dead after the sediment into Educational,
coral was bathed in warm the waters, Scientific and Cultural
summer waters. worlds biggest Organization
coal mines
about 200 miles
List of Major Global Environmental
Issues
Location Environmental Socio impact Cause of the Issue Involve
Issue Bodies

Gulf of Mexico Oil spill in the Gulf Plants and animals were Deepwater oil well British
of Mexico about 4.9 completely covered in the oil. exploded in the Gulf of Petroleu
million barrels of Seabirds, sea turtles and Mexico United S
petroleum released dolphins have been found Coast G
covering 130x70 dead, Oil that entered wetland (USCG),
mi2 areas meant recovery would Aviation
be slow, Fish stocks were Adminis
harmed, and productivity AA), and
decreased. U.S Gov
bodies.

Earths Orbit Space Debris and More than 500,000 pieces of Orbital debris is any National
Human Spacecraft debris are tracked as they man-made object in Aeronau
orbit the Earth. They all travel orbit about the Earth Space
at speeds up to 17,500 mph, which no longer serves Adminis
fast enough for a relatively a useful function. Such (NASA),
small piece of orbital debris to debris includes Europea
damage a satellite or a nonfunctional Agency
List of Major Global Environmental
Issues
Location Environmental Socio impact Cause of the Issue Invo
Issue Bodi

The Great Lakes, Canada- Uncontrolled Endangering Nutrient loading is caused Fede
United States border growth of wide range of by fertilizers (synthetic and Gove
cyanobacteria wildlife, including organic) used in the U
called an Algal migratory and agricultural practices, and C
Blooms In The resident birds urbanization and human Envir
Great Lakes and polluting waste, and household Cana
water resource products containing Provi
providing phosphorous and nitrogen Gove
drinking water, Ontar
recreational
activities, and
tourism.

Wyoming, United States Hydraulic Ozone pollution, Infancy of the industry, and Envir
Fracturing in contamination of the only recent effort to Prote
Wyoming groundwater, and monitor its effects, there Agen
impacted the overuse of water remains a large gap in Unde
environment. supplies knowledge surrounding Injec
the impacts of hydraulic (UIC)
List of Major Environmental Issues
Affecting Communities in Malaysia
location Nature of Socio impact Communitys Advocating
industry pledge NGO

Gebeng, Rare-earth Health hazards Close plant Save Msia,

Kuantan processing caused by Stop operation Stop Lynas.
Pahang radioactivity Stop Lynas
Coalition
Himpunan Hijau
2.0

Pengerang, Large scale Forced Stop project Save Pengerang

Johor petrochemical resettlement Reject resettlement Coalition
industry including Angry lobsters
schools,houses,
graveyards,
temples,
masjid;
fish depletion
caused by land
reclamation;
potential health
List of Major Environmental Issues
Affecting Communities in Malaysia
location Nature of Socio impact Communitys Advocating
industry pledge NGO

Tanjung Bin, Coal power plant Air pollution Stop the plant JARING
Johor causing Control pollution Sahabat Alam
respiratory Malaysia
problems
amongst malay
villagers

Long Pasia, logging Logging causing Stop logging -

Sabah serious flood and
erosion

Baram, Baram Dam @ Forced Stop the dam project Save Rivers
Sarawak Hydroelectric resettlement, Sarawak
project land lost, cultural Baram
erosion, survival Protection
threatened Committee

Raub, Gold mine Already seen Close mine Bukit Koman

 List of Major Environmental Issues
Affecting Communities in Malaysia
location Nature of Socio impact Communitys Advocating
industry pledge NGO

Hulu Hulu Terengganu Deforestation, Questioning the need to World Wide Fund
Terengganu, Hydroelectric loss of clearfell an area three for
Terengganu Project endangered times larger than the size Nature, Internati
species of the dam reservoir. onal Union for
Conservation of
Nature

Klang Valley East Klang Valley De-gazetting of Disapprove 2nd phase Selangor
Expressway, EK 106.6 ha of the construction Forestry
VE Ampang Forest Department.
Reserve, a
critical source of
water for Klang
Valley, cut
through the Ulu
Gombak forest
reserve
1.3 Why Conservation for
Natural Environment?

Is this the way to conserve natural environment?

How does conservation comes
about?

The old way.. The best way..

Conservation

Why is conservation important to the

world?
Why is conservation important to
Malaysia?
Who is responsible for
conservation?
Practical examples of successful
conservation effort Taman Negara
Endau Rompin,Belum, Tg Piai,
gajah- Kuala Gandah, Kuala Krau,
1.4 You as the Steward

Responsibilities of human being

To belief in Him
To take care of his creation

We are cutting down forests for making

our homes. We are continuing with an
excessive consumption of natural
resources. Their excessive use is resulting
in their depletion, risking the life of our
future generations. Is this conservation?
 1.4 You as the Steward

Since 1970,
there has
already been a
58% overall
decline in the
numbers of fish,
mammals, birds
and reptiles
worldwide,
according to
the
WWF's latest bi-
annual Living
Planet Index.
1.4 You as the Steward

WHAT WILL BE LEFT FOR NEXT GENERATION ?

Activity

Please read the article

SUSTAINABILITY : LINKING BUILT AND
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT written by Prof Datin
Dr Maryati Mohamed and Prof Dr Dato Mohd. Noh
Dalimin to enhance your understanding for this
topic.
We will be discussing about the topic content
for the next lecture.
Group Project and Individual briefing

Will be given next week:

Project presentation
Individual presentation
Something to ponder..