The document discusses the environment, sustainable development, and environmental sustainability. It defines the environment as including air, water, land and the interrelationships between these components. It then outlines some of the functions of the environment like providing resources and sustaining life. It also discusses some of the problems related to the environment like overexploitation of natural resources, deforestation, pollution, and land degradation. Some of the causes of these environmental problems are listed as population growth, poverty, urbanization, industrialization, and increased transportation and chemical usage. The document then defines sustainable development as meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. It lists some strategies for achieving sustainable development such as efficient technology, renewable energy

1. Environment and Sustainable development
• Environment
It includes air, water, land and interrelationship which exists
among & between water, air, land & human being and other
creatures, microorganisms' plants and property.
Functions of Environment
 Offer resources for production
 Sustain life
 Assimilates waste
 Enhances the quality of life

2. Problem Related to Environment
Problem related to
Environment
Excessive Exploitation
of natural resources
Deforestation
Degradation of land
Pollution Air , Water, Noise,
Land

3. Environmental Problems

4. Causes of Environmental Problems
Causes of Environment degradation
 Population Explosion
 Poverty
 Urbanization
 Industrialization
 Multiplicity of transport vehicles
 Increased use of chemical fertilizer

5. Resource to save the Environment
 Legal Measures
 Population Control
 Social Awareness
 Proper Management of Waste
 Water Management

6. Sustainable Development
It is the development which meets the needs of present
generation without reducing the ability of future generation
to meet their own needs.
• Features
 Sustained rise in real per capita income and Economic Welfare
 Rational use of natural resources
 No reduction in ability of future generation to meet their needs
 Pollution control

7. Strategies for Sustainable Development
 Input efficient technology
 Environment friendly source of energy
 Integrated rural development
 Public means of transportation
 Shift to organic farming
 Management of waste

8. Issues of Environmental Sustainability

10. Learning to Live More Sustainably

11. The main idea is that we must act responsibly so that
resources on the planet will be able to support many
generations to come.