Environmental Education ( Special Topics)

Environmental
Issues and
Concerns
Causes Effects Solutions
Water Pollution  Dumping
industrial waste
into the nearby
sources of water.
 Improper
disposal of
human and
animal waste.
 Fertilizers,
pesticides used in
agriculture.
 Pathogens,
sediments and
chemical
pollutants.
 Damage to the
food chain.
 Diseases can be
spread through
polluted water.
 Acid rain
 Alteration of the
over all chemistry
of water.
 Contaminated
marine food
sources.
 Altered water
temperatures
which can kill the
marine life.
 Pick up waste
material and
throw them in
the trash can.
 Weeding should
be practiced
instead of using
herbicides to kill
unwanted weeds.
 Encourage to use
of organic
fertilizers rather
than inorganic
fertilizers.

Environmental
Issues and
Concerns
Air Pollution  Burning of fossil
fuel.
 Increased level
of carbon
dioxide in the
air.
 Car exhausts and
other emissions
(SMOG)
 Increased road
and air traffic.
 Chlorofluorocar
bons (CFCs) use
in refrigerants
and aerosol
propellants.
 Acid rain
 Health problems
to human beings
i.e. respiratory
disorders, cancer,
etc.
 Global warming
 Encourage your
family to use the
bus, train or bike
when
commuting. If
we all do this,
there will be less
cars on road and
less fumes.
 Recycle and re-
use things.
 Use energy
(light, water,
boiler, kettle and
fire woods)
wisely.

Environmental
Issues and
Concerns
Waste and
Land Pollution
 Degenerative
actions i.e.
deforestation,
overuse of
pesticides and
chemical
fertilizers,
desertification,
mining,
inadequate
waste treatment.
 Soil pollution
caused by
overuse of
chemical
fertilizers and
pesticides.
 Leads to loss of
forest cover of the
earth.
 Destruction of
natural habitat of
species leading to
their extinction.
 Biomagni-fication
whereby certain
non-biodegradable
substances
accumulate in the
food chain
affecting the food
pyramid.
 Encourage to
use organic
fertilizers rather
than inorganic
fertilizers.
 Proper
segregation of
waste.
 Reduce
Waste, Re-
use things and
Recycle things.
 Store all liquid
chemicals and
waste in spill-
proof
containers.

Environmental
Issues and
Concerns
Waste and
Land Pollution
 Misuse of land
i.e.
desertification,
land
conversion,
felling of trees
to clear land of
agriculture
 Land
conversion
 Urbanization,
improper waste
disposal, E-
waste, industrial
activities.
 Effects of
biodiversity that
brings about
disruption of the
balance of nature.
 Diseases, health
problems.
 Buy products
that have little
packaging.
 Don’t dump
motor oil on
the ground.
 Store all liquid
chemicals and
waste in spill-
proof
containers.

Environmental
Issues and
Concerns
Climate
Change
 Global warming
due to
“greenhouse
effect”
 Increased world
population
 Burning of
fossil fuels
 Heat waves
 Rising temperature
 Worsened air
pollution
 Increased of
SMOG
 Wildfire smoke and
pollution
 Drought, floods
 Spread of epidemic
diseases
 Worsened
waterborne,
illnesses, infectious
diseases.
 Driving less
 Renewable
energy including
energy from
wind, solar,
wave, biofuels,
etc., substitutes
directly for fossil
fuels and
eliminates CO2
emissions
entirely.
 Energy
conservation
 Plant more trees

School-Based Environmental
Programs and Projects
Home-Based Environmental
Programs and Projects

An Oath To Save Mother Earth
I ___________________________ , being a good citizen
of our planet, shall use my learning in Environmental
Education to preserve and protect the environment and all life
in it. I believe that genuine learning does not end with just
passing my examinations, but should continue into doing good
for my country and for the environment.
I am a (grade/year_________________________
pupil/student of (school)____________________________, a/an
_____________________citizen and a STEWARD of the
environment.
Signature : ____________________
Date : ________________________

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