ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Environmental Protection and Management Introduction
➢ is the process of safeguarding the environment by monitoring humans' interaction
with their environments and the various components in them. We can evaluate the
impact of human activities on the environment through environmental management.
The Four (4) Environmental Issues Confronting the Philippines.
▪ AIR POLLUTION
▪ PLASTIC POLLUTION
▪ MARINE POLLUTION
▪ SEA LEVEL RISE
AIR POLLUTION
Air pollution has grown particularly problematic in the Philippines during the year.
it is contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical
or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere.
Household combustion devices, motor vehicles, industrial facilities and forest fires
are common sources of air pollution.
PLASTIC POLLUTION
Plastic pollution, a particularly serious problem in the Philippines, is one of the
country’s environmental challengespollution is the accumulation of plastic objects
and particles in the Earth's environment that adversely affects humans, wildlife, and
their habitat.
MARINE POLLUTION
is one of the Philippines' most important environmental challenges since it is the
third-largest contributor to marine plastics. is the introduction of substances or
energy from humans into the marine environment resulting in such deleterious
effects as harm to living resources, hazards to human health, hindrance to marine
activities including fishing, impairment of quality for use of seawater, and reduction
of amenities.
SEA LEVEL RISE
low-lying wetlands and dry land, erodes shorelines, contributes to coastal flooding,
and increases the flow of salt water into estuaries and nearby groundwater aquifers.
Higher sea level also makes coastal infrastructure more vulnerable to damage from
storms.
Seven Principle of Environment
1.Everything is connected to everything else. (Ang lahat ng bagay ay magkakaugnay.)
❖ Human interaction with nature often alters ecosystems. The waste we improperly
dispose of brings about the deterioration of land and water quality.
2. All forms of life are important. (Ang lahat na may buhay ay mahalaga.)
❖ Each organism plays a fundamental role in nature. Since such occupational or
functional position, otherwise known as a niche, cannot be simultaneously occupied
by more than one species, it is apparent that all living things must be considered as
invaluable in the maintenance of homeostasis in the ecosystem.
3. Everything must go somewhere. (Ang lahat ng bagay ay may patutunguhan.)
❖ When a piece of paper is thrown away, it disappears from sight, but it does not
cease to exist. It ends up elsewhere. Gases released in smokestacks may disperse
but it will end up a component of concern to us. it may be a pollutant or a resource
depending on certain factors.
4. Ours is a finite earth. (Ang kalikasan ay may hangganan.)
❖ The earth’s resources can be classified as either renewable or non-renewable.
Renewables are those that can easily be replenished by natural cycle (e.g., water,
air, plants, and animals) while non-renewable resources are those that cannot be
replenished through natural cycle (e.g., ores of various metals, oil, coal).
5. Nature knows best. (Ang kalikasan ang mas nakakaalam.)
❖ This principle is the most basic and in fact, encompasses all the others. Humans
have to understand nature and have to abide by the rule’s nature dictates. In essence,
one must not go against the natural processes if one would like to ensure a
continuous and steady supply of resources.
6. Nature is beautiful, and we are stewards of God’s creation. (Ang kalikasan ay
maganda at tayo ang tagapangasiwa ng lahat na nilikha ng Diyos.)
❖ Among all creatures, humans are they only ones made in God’s image and have
been given the right to have dominion over all his creation. Being the most
intelligent and gifted with reason, humans are capable of manipulating creation to
their own advantage. Yet, creation exist not to be ravaged or abused but to take care
of humans cannot exist without nature. They are co-natural with the environment
they live in.
7. Everything changes. (Ang lahat ay nagbabago.)
❖ It is said that the only permanent thing is change. As a general classification, change
may be linear, cyclical, or random.
❖ The environment is constantly changing. Organisms also evolve through time .
However, man’s technology has affected these natural changes often to a
problematic extent. Although mutation is a natural change, pesticides have induced
insect mutation which not matched by natural checks and balance .
Environmental Law
Executive Order No. 79
Institutionalizing And Implementing Reforms in The Philippines Mining
Sector Providing Policies and Guidelines To Ensure Environmental Protection
And Responsible Mining In The Utilization Of Mineral Resources.
This Executive Order aims to reform the mining sector and promote
environmentally-sound mining practices. It lists areas closed to mining
applications, specifically: areas listed under Sec. 19 of the Philippine Mining
Act, protected areas, agricultural lands, tourism development areas, and other
critical areas.
It created Mineral Reservations for the development of strategic industries
identified in country development plans and imposed the use of competitive
public bidding for: (1) the grant of mining rights and mining tenements over
areas with known and verified mineral resources and reserves; and (2) the
development and utilization of abandoned ores and valuable metals in mine
wastes and mill tailings.
Republic Act No. 9175
Chain Saw Act 2002
It is the policy of the State, consistent with the Constitution, to conserve,
develop and protect the forest resources under sustainable management.
Toward this end, the State shall pursue an aggressive forest protection
program geared towards eliminating illegal logging and other forms of forest
destruction which are being facilitated with the use of chain saws.
The State shall therefore regulate the ownership, possession, sale, transfer,
importation and/or use of chain saws to prevent them from being used in
illegal logging or unauthorized clearing of forests.
Republic Act No. 9003
Ecological Solid Waste Management
The law provides for a comprehensive ecological solid waste management
program by creating the necessary institutional mechanism and incentives,
appropriating funds, declaring certain acts prohibited, and providing
penalties.
-It also sets guidelines and targets for solid waste avoidance and volume
reduction through source reduction and waste minimization measures,
including composting, recycling, re-use, recovery, green charcoal process
before collection, treatment, and disposal in appropriate and environmentally
sound solid waste management facilities.
Republic Act No. 8041
Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999
The Act mandates the implementation of air quality action plan that includes
emission limits, monitoring and control strategies, and development of an
integrated air quality improvement framework at the local level, among
others.
Republic Act No. 8749
The Water Crisis Act 1995
This Act states the need for the government to adopt urgent and effective
measures to address the nationwide water crisis which adversely affects the
health and well-being of the population, food production and
industrialization process.
Republic Act No. 7586
National integrated protected areas system act 1992
An Act providing for the establishment and management of national
integrated protected areas system, defining its scope and coverage, and for
other purposes.
Republic Act No. 6969
Substance & Hazardous & Nuclear Wastes Control Act Of 1990
The act was carried out to control, supervise, and regulate activities on toxic
chemicals and hazardous waste. Under this act, the importation, manufacture,
processing, handling, storage, transportation, sale, distribution, use and
disposal of all unregulated chemical substances and mixtures in the
Philippines, as well as the entry even in transit, or storage and disposal of
hazardous and nuclear wastes are regulated.
Presidential Decree No. 2001
Withdrawal Of Lead in Gasoline
is a poisonous compound of lead that, when expelled from the exhaust pipes
of motor vehicles as particulates and inhaled, is readily absorbed into the
body leading to lead poisoning and various illnesses and, setting quickly out
of there, it contaminates the soil resulting in increased danger to health.
Presidential Decree No. 1586
Environmental Impact Statement System
It is hereby declared the policy of the State to attain and maintain a rational
and orderly balance between socio-economic growth and environmental
protection.
GROUP 5
Module 5
Topic
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Prepared by
Abdullah, Norhaina L.
Latip, Sittie Rayhannah A.
Sarip, Sittie Aysha D.
