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Environment - Definition and Functions
The environment is defined as the total planetary inheritance and all resources, including biotic and abiotic factors that influence each other. It performs four vital functions: 1) supplying renewable and non-renewable resources, 2) assimilating waste, 3) sustaining life through genetic and biodiversity, and 4) providing aesthetic services like scenery. Carrying capacity implies sustainable resource extraction and waste assimilation. Absorptive capacity is the environment's ability to absorb degradation. Global warming is the increase in lower atmosphere temperature from increased greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. Ozone depletion reduces the ozone layer, increasing UV radiation and health issues. The Chipko movement in the Himalayas and similar Appiko movement in K
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- 1. ENVIRONMENT – DEFINITIONAND FUNCTIONS
- 2. ENVIRONMENT – DEFINITIONAND FUNCTIONS Environment is defined as the total planetary inheritance and the totality of all resources. It includes all the biotic and abiotic factors that influence each other. DEFINITION
- 3. ENVIRONMENT – DEFINITIONAND FUNCTIONS The environment performs four vital functionsFUNCTIONS
- 4. ENVIRONMENT – DEFINITIONAND FUNCTIONS The environment performs four vital functionsFUNCTIONS It supplies resources; both renewable and non-renewable 1
- 5. ENVIRONMENT – DEFINITIONAND FUNCTIONS The environment performs four vital functionsFUNCTIONS It supplies resources; both renewable and non-renewable 1 It assimilates waste 2
- 6. ENVIRONMENT – DEFINITIONAND FUNCTIONS The environment performs four vital functionsFUNCTIONS It supplies resources; both renewable and non-renewable 1 It assimilates waste 2 It sustains life by providing genetic and bio diversity 3
- 7. ENVIRONMENT – DEFINITIONAND FUNCTIONS The environment performs four vital functionsFUNCTIONS It supplies resources; both renewable and non-renewable 1 It assimilates waste 2 It sustains life by providing genetic and bio diversity 3 It also provides aesthetic service like scenary 4
- 8. ENVIRONMENT – DEFINITIONAND FUNCTIONS CARRYING CAPACITY Carrying Capacity implies that the resource extraction is not above the rate of regeneration of resource and the wastes generated are within the assimilating capacity of the environment
- 9. ENVIRONMENT – DEFINITIONAND FUNCTIONS ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY Absorptive Capacity means the ability of the environment to absorb degradation.
- 10. ENVIRONMENT – DEFINITIONAND FUNCTIONS GLOBAL WARMING Global Warming is the increase in the average temperature of the earth’s lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution
- 11. ENVIRONMENT – DEFINITIONAND FUNCTIONS OZON DEPLECTION Ozone depletion refers to the phenomenon of reductions in the amount of ozone in the stratosphere. Ozone depletion is a major environmental problem because it increases the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation that reaches Earth's surface, which increases the rate of skin cancer, eye cataracts, and genetic and immune system damage.
- 12. CHIPKO MOVEMENT ANDAPPIKO MOVEMENT
- 13. CHIPKO MOVEMENT ANDAPPIKO MOVEMENT Chipko Movement was aimed at protecting forests in the Himalayas during the 1970s. A similar movement started in Karnataka also, which was named as Appiko Movement. Noted environmentalist Sri. Sunderlal Bahuguna was prominent among the leaders of Chipko Movement