Environment ethics

1. ENVIRONMENTAL
ETHICS
BY PRIYANSHU RAWAT
, TIASHA
CHAKRABORTY,
RITIKA, AADITYA
KHATRI , KOMAL PAL
SHRESTHA
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2. BE THE
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you want to see
IN THE WORLD. Mahatma Gandhi – Civil Rights Activist

3. CONTENTS
• DEFINING ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
• GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
• ROLE OF ENGEENIER
• INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES ON ENVIRONMENTAL
STUDIES
• CASE STUDIES
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5. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES
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GLOBAL
WARMING
ACID RAIN
POLLUTION DEFORESTATION
BIODIVERSITY
LOSS

6. ROLE OF ENGEENIERS IN
ENVIRONMETAL
PROTECTION
❖GREEN DESIGN
❖ENVIRONMENTALLY CONCIOUS MANUFACTURE
❖HUMAMN CENTRIC AND ECO-CENTIC
❖CONCERN ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT DURING THE PROJECT PLANNING AND
EXECUTION STAGE
❖ENSURE SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIROMENT
❖AWARE TO THE EFFECTS OF PROJECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
❖AVOID TOXIC MATERIAL
❖PRODUCTS SHOULD BE RECYCLABLE , REUSABLE

7. INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES ON
ENVIRONMENTAL
STUDIES.
❑ DECLARING JUNE 5 AS WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL DAY BY UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
❑ CHARTER ON ECONOMIC RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF STATES IN 1974
❑ INTER-GOVERMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE IN 1977
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Date: December 2-3, 1984
Location: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Devastating Consequences:Toxic gas leak: Over 40 tons of methyl isocyanate
(MIC) gas released
Immediate effects: Thousands killed and hundreds of thousands injured
Long-term effects: Lingering health issues, genetic mutations, and birth defects
Bhopal Gas Tragedy: A Grave Environmental
Disaster
Environmental Contamination:Soil and groundwater pollution due to toxic waste
disposal
Impact on flora and fauna: Damage to crops, trees, and wildlife
Contamination of water sources, affecting local communities

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Ethical Reflections and Lessons
Violation of Environmental Ethics:
Negligence and lack of safety measures by UCIL
Disregard for human and ecological well-being
Ethical Responsibilities:
Corporate accountability: Ensuring safety and well-being of workers
and communities
Environmental stewardship: Responsible management of hazardous

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Humans rights v/s Animal welfare
Two positions on Animal Experments

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CHIPKO MOVEMENT OF RAJASTHAN
• Not many people know that over the last
few centuries many communities in
India have helped to save nature. One
such is the Bishnoi community of
Rajasthan.
• The original chipko movement was
started around 260 years back in the
early 18th century in Rajasthan.
• A large group of them from 84 villages
led by a lady called Amrita Devi laid
down their lives in effort to protect the
trees from being felled on the orders of
Maharaja of Jodhpur.

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