ENVIRONMENTAL

DEGRADATION
 Introduction

1) What is environmental degradation?

◼ Environmental Degradation means giving
damage to the nature or structure.
Environmental degradation is result of socio-
economical ,technological and institutional
activities.
Environmental degradation is a concept which
cover variety of issues
including:Deforestation,Errosion,Extinction,Em
mission,Desertification.
TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

Deforestation

Errosion
Desertification

TYPES

Emmision Extinction
1) Deforestation
◼ Deforestation is the clearance of forests by logging and/or burning.
◼ Deforestation occurs for many reasons: trees or derived charcoal
are used as, or sold, for fuel or as a commodity, while cleared land is
used as pasture for livestock, plantations of commodities, and
settlements.
◼ The removal of trees without sufficient reforestation has resulted in
damage to habitat, biodiversity loss and aridity.
2) Desertification
◼ Desertification is the degradation of land in arid and dry sub-humid
areas due to various factors: including climatic variations and
human activities.
◼ Desertification results chiefly from man-made activities: It is
principally caused by overgrazing, over drafting of groundwater and
diversion of water from rivers for human consumption and industrial
use; all of these processes are fundamentally driven by
overpopulation.
3) Emmision
◼ When human or natural forces release chemicals or other
substances into the environment, the process is known as emission.
Emission often causes pollution, for example is caused when
chemicals are released into the air. Many natural processes cause
emissions.
4) Errosion
◼ Erosion is the process of weathering and transport of solids in the
naturalenvironment or their source and deposits them elsewhere.
◼ It usually occurs due to transport by wind, water, or ice; by down-
slope creep of soil and other material under the force of gravity; or
by living organisms, such as burrowing animals, in the case of
bioerosion.
 CAUSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DEGRADATION
◼ Urbanization
◼ Population growth
◼ Economic growth
◼ Intensification of agriculture
◼ Increase in energy use
◼ Increase in transportation
 Effects Of Environmental Degradation

1) Impact on Human Health:

Millions of people are known to have died of due to indirect effects
of air pollution.
2) Loss of Biodiversity:
Biodiversity is important for maintaining balance of the ecosystem
in the form of combating pollution, restoring nutrients, protecting
water sources and stabilizing climate.
3) Ozone Layer Depletion:
Ozone layer is responsible for protecting earth from harmful
ultraviolet rays.
4) Loss for Tourism Industry:
The deterioration of environment can be a huge setback for tourism
industry that rely on tourists for their daily livelihood.
5) Economic Impact:
The huge cost that a country may have to borne due to
environmental degradation can have big economic impact in terms
of restoration of green cover, cleaning up of landfills and protection
of endangered species.
Preventive Measures
 Preventive measures
(i) Social Awareness:
It is the need of the hour to spread social awareness about the
dangers of pollution.
(ii) Population Control:
If environment is to be protected it is essential to check population
growth.
(iii) Strict Application of Environment Conservation Act:
The Environment (Protection) Act was passed in 1986 in India. Its
objective was to check deterioration in the quality of environment.
(iv)Management of Solid Waste:
Planned management of solid waste is very essential. It is
suggested that rural garbage be converted into compost.
 Conclusion
◼ The degradation of the natural resource base and environment is
started withvarious human and economic development activities.
◼ The government has nowrealized the need for concern regarding
environmental issues, and startedincorporating environment into
policies dealing with various sectors.
◼ There is alack of coherence among policies, and no holistic approach
to mitigateenvironmental degradation and conserve resources.
◼ It is important to develop aclimate change adaptation strategy for
the country, particularly to mitigate impactsof extreme climatic
events such as droughts, floods, cyclones, and storm surges.
◼ Now people are also conscious about environmental degradation
and are ready against it.
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