HUMAN IMPACT ON 
ENVIRONMENT
HUMAN IMPACT ON 
ENVIRONMENT
WHAT DOES HUMAN 
IMPACT MEAN???
AND HUMAN IMPACT ON 
ENVIRONMENT MEANS 
The adverse effects caused by 
development, 
industrial, 
or by the release of a substances in 
the environment 
or by any other human activity…
HUMAN IMPACT ON 
ENVIRONMENT 
FACTORS: 
Factors contributing to ENVIRONMENTAL LOSS are: 
 DEFORESTATION, 
 OVER-POPULATION, 
 WASTE, 
 POLLUTION, 
 OVERUSE/WASTAGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 
 ENERGY INDUSTRY etc....
DDEEFFOORREESSTTAATTIIOONN 
Deforestation is the removal of a 
forest where the land is thereafter 
converted to a non-forest use. 
Deforestation occurs for many 
reasons: 
 used or sold as fuel, 
 used as pasture for livestock, 
 plantations of commodities, 
 Settlements etc..
OVER-POPULATION 
Human overpopulation occurs if the 
number of people in a group 
exceeds the carrying capacity of a 
region occupied by that group.
IMPACT OF OVER-POPULATION
WASTE 
Waste and wastes are terms for unwanted materials. 
Examples include 
municipal solid waste (household trash/refuse), 
 hazardous waste, 
wastewater (such as sewage, which contains bodily wastes,or surface 
runoff), 
radioactive waste, and others.
Agricultural waste 
Domestic waste 
Industrial waste
POLLUTION 
 Pollution- adding harmful substances or products into the 
environment 
 The use of fossil fuels is the major cause of pollution 
Air Land Water 
Smog 
Solid wastes 
Ozone 
Landfills 
Depletion 
Acid Rain 
Oil spills 
fertilizers
Air Pollution
Water Pollution
Land Pollution
ENERGY INDUSTRY 
The environmental impact of energy harvesting and 
consumption is diverse. 
 Biodiesel 
 Coal mining and burning 
 Electricity generation 
 Nuclear power 
 Oil shale industry 
 Petroleum 
 Reservoirs 
 Wind power
OVERUSE OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES 
 the depletion of natural resources has 
become a major focus of governments 
and organizations such as the United 
Nations. 
The depletion is caused by 
 Mining, 
 petroleum extraction, 
 Fishing, 
 Forestry etc..
AND NOT FOR
NEED OF 
CONSERVATION 
 Conservation biology is the scientific study of the 
nature and status of Earth's biodiversity with the 
aim of protecting species, their habitats, and 
ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction. 
 Habitat conservation is a land management 
practice that seeks to conserve, protect and 
restore, habitat areas for wild plants and animals, 
especially conservation reliant species, and 
prevent their extinction, fragmentation or 
reduction in range.
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Human impact on environment

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    HUMAN IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT
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    HUMAN IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT
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    WHAT DOES HUMAN IMPACT MEAN???
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    AND HUMAN IMPACTON ENVIRONMENT MEANS The adverse effects caused by development, industrial, or by the release of a substances in the environment or by any other human activity…
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    HUMAN IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT FACTORS: Factors contributing to ENVIRONMENTAL LOSS are:  DEFORESTATION,  OVER-POPULATION,  WASTE,  POLLUTION,  OVERUSE/WASTAGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES,  ENERGY INDUSTRY etc....
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    DDEEFFOORREESSTTAATTIIOONN Deforestation isthe removal of a forest where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use. Deforestation occurs for many reasons:  used or sold as fuel,  used as pasture for livestock,  plantations of commodities,  Settlements etc..
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    OVER-POPULATION Human overpopulationoccurs if the number of people in a group exceeds the carrying capacity of a region occupied by that group.
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    WASTE Waste andwastes are terms for unwanted materials. Examples include municipal solid waste (household trash/refuse),  hazardous waste, wastewater (such as sewage, which contains bodily wastes,or surface runoff), radioactive waste, and others.
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    Agricultural waste Domesticwaste Industrial waste
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    POLLUTION  Pollution-adding harmful substances or products into the environment  The use of fossil fuels is the major cause of pollution Air Land Water Smog Solid wastes Ozone Landfills Depletion Acid Rain Oil spills fertilizers
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    ENERGY INDUSTRY Theenvironmental impact of energy harvesting and consumption is diverse.  Biodiesel  Coal mining and burning  Electricity generation  Nuclear power  Oil shale industry  Petroleum  Reservoirs  Wind power
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    OVERUSE OF NATURAL RESOURCES  the depletion of natural resources has become a major focus of governments and organizations such as the United Nations. The depletion is caused by  Mining,  petroleum extraction,  Fishing,  Forestry etc..
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    NEED OF CONSERVATION  Conservation biology is the scientific study of the nature and status of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction.  Habitat conservation is a land management practice that seeks to conserve, protect and restore, habitat areas for wild plants and animals, especially conservation reliant species, and prevent their extinction, fragmentation or reduction in range.
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