The document discusses natural resource management and provides information on various topics related to natural resources including: 1) Natural resource management involves managing interactions between people and natural landscapes in a sustainable way that considers both present and future generations. 2) Proper management of natural resources is needed due to increasing demand from population growth, industrialization, and includes judiciously using resources, long-term planning, and equal distribution of resource benefits. 3) Examples of natural resources discussed include forests, wildlife, water, and fossil fuels like coal, as well as environmental impacts of their usage.

1. Chapter 16
Management
of
Natural Resources

3. A resource is anything which can be used for the benefit of
mankind.
Pencil, eraser, toothbrush, notebook, bus, chair, blackboard,
trees, sun, computer, train, aeroplane, water,……
The list of resources goes on and on.
In fact we ourselves are resources.

4. Nature + resources = Natural Resources
Natural resources include total natural
environment, that is the entire surface of
the earth .

5. MANAGEMENT
OF
NATURALRESOURCES

6. Natural resource management ==== management of natural resources such
as land, water, soil, plants and animals,
Focus:- 1. how management affects the quality of life for both present and
future generations (stewardship).
Natural resource management deals with managing the way in which people and
natural landscapes interact. It brings together land use planning, water
management,biodiversity conservation, and the future sustainability of industries
like agriculture, mining, tourism, fisheries and forestry. It recognises that people and their
livelihoods rely on the health and productivity of our landscapes, and their actions as
stewards of the land play a critical role in maintaining this health and productivity.
Natural resource management is also congruent with the concept
of sustainable development, a scientific principle that forms a basis
for sustainable global land management and environmental
governance to conserve and preserve natural resources.
Natural resource management specifically focuses on a scientific and technical
understanding of resources and ecology and the life-supporting capacity of those
resources.[2] Environmental management is also similar to natural resource
management. In academic contexts, the sociology of natural resources is closely
related to, but distinct from, natural resource management.

8. i) Reduce :- means using less of
natural resources and avoiding
wastage of natural resources.
ii) Recycle :- means the materials
like paper, plastic, glass, metals
etc. used for making things can
again be used for making new
things instead of synthesising or
extracting new paper, plastic,
glass or metals.
iii) Reuse :- means using things
again and again like the plastic
bottles in which we buy jams,
pickles etc can be again used for
storing things in the kitchen.

10. All the things we use
and consume are
obtained from natural
resources. Due to
increase in
population,
industrialization and
urbanization the
demand for natural
resources is increasing
and their availability
is limited . So there is
a need for proper
management of
natural resources. The
proper management
of natural resources
consists of :-
i) Judicious use of
natural resources and
avoiding wastage of
natural resources.
ii) Long term planning
for the use of natural
resources so that it
last not only for the
present but also for
future generations.
iii) The exploitation of
natural resources
should not be for the
benefit of a few
people but should be
distributed equally for
all.
iv) While extracting
and using natural
resources we should
also plan for the safe
disposal of wastes so
that no damage is
caused to the
environment.

11. MELTING OF POLAR ICE RISE IN SEA LEVELS

13. • Forests are natural habitats of plants and animals.
• Forests help to preserve biodiversity
• Forests provide wood, fuel, medicines, fodder, etc.
• Forests help to maintain the stability of oxygen and
carbon dioxide.
• Forests help to prevent soil erosion and control
floods.

14. 4
Nature and
wild life
organizations
who want to
conserve and
preserve
forests.
3
The Forest
Departmen
t of the
Governme
nt which
owns the
forests and
controls
the
resources
from the
forests.
2
Industrialis
ts who use
the raw
materials
from
forests for
manufactur
ing certain
goods.
1
People
living in or
around
forests
who
depend on
forests for
their
livelihood.

16. Wildlife helps
to preserve
biodiversity.
Wild life
helps to
maintain
food chains
and food
web.
We get
useful
products
from wild
life.
We get food,
bones,
honey,
leather etc.

17. Preserving the
natural habitats of
animals.
Protecting
endangered species
of animals.
Setting up of wildlife
sanctuaries, national
parks, biosphere
reserves etc.
Banning poaching of
animals.

19. COAL AND PETROLEUM
COAL AND PETROLEUM ARE NATURAL RESOURCES.
THEY ARE ALSO CALLED FOSSIL FUELS.
THESE ARE FORMED DUE TO DEGRADATION OF PLANTS AND
ANIMALS BUIRED UNDER THE EARTH MILLINS OF YEARS AGO.

20. FOSSIL FUELS
WHEN THESE FOSSIL FUELS ARE BURNT THE PRODUCTS OF
COMBUSTION ARE
CO2 , H2O , SO2 , NO2 .
IF COMBUSTION TAKES PLACE IN AN INSUFFICIENT SUPPLY
OF AIR THEN CARBON MONOXIDE IS PRODUCED.

21. THE ENVIROMENT IS BEING POLLUTED
BY THE FOLLOWING-
• 1. SULPHER DIOXIDES CAUSE
BRONCHITIS.
• 2.NITROFEN OXIDES CAUSE ACID
RAIN.
• 3.CARBONMONOXIDE CAUSES
SUFFOCATION AND IT IS A GREEN
HOUSE GAS.

22. Coal Power Plant Operation

23. Coal Power
 Cheap
Cheaper per unit energy than oil or natural gas
Will continue to be an important global resource
 Abundance
Coal is the world’s most abundant fossil fuel
Sufficient reserves for the next 250 years.

24. Coal Power
Electricity
Supplying approximately 50% of electricity to the INDIA
Economy
Coal-mining stimulates over one million jobs
.
Coal contributes over $80 billion annually to the economy

26. Effects on the environment and Human health
 SO2
o Sulfur dioxide combined with nitrogen
oxide react with water and oxygen in the
atmosphere to form acidic compounds,
which can mix with natural precipitation
and fall to the earth as acid rain.
o Sulfur dioxide can also combine with
nitrogen oxide and other particles to form
particulate matter.
o trigger heart attacks and strokes
o lead to cardiac arrhythmia (irregular
heartbeat)
o respiratory irritation, and worsen
asthma.
o premature death (Both short-term
and long-term exposure)

27. Effects on the environment and Human health
 Mercury
 One of the most dangerous pollutants released into the air
through the exhaust system when coal is burned.

28. WATER FOR ALL
THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF WATER WHICH ARE
AVAILABLE TO US ARE –
RAINS ,RIVER ,LAKES ,PONDS etc.
RAIN IS VERY IMPORTANT SOURCE OF WATER.
RAIN WATER IS STORED IN WATER BODIES .
RIVERS ARE IMPORTANT SOURCE OF WATER .
THE MANAGEMENT OF RIVER WATER IS DONE BY
CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS

29. DAMS

30. DAMS
• THE LARGE RESERVIOR OF DAM STORES A
HUGE AMOUNT OF WATER . WATER FROM
DAMS ARE USED FOR IRRIGATION IN
FIELDS. CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS ENSURE
CONTINUES WATER SUPPLY TO TOWN AND
CITIES. THE WATER SUPPLY FROM DAMS IS
USED TO GENARATE ELECTRICITY.

31. THE PUBLIC OPPOSITION TO CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE DAM ON RIVER IS
DUE TO FOLLOWING PROBLEMS
• 1. SOCIAL PROBLEMS
DUE TO CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS ,
A LAREGE NUMBER OF VILLAGERS
ARE SUBMERGED IN THE WATER AND MANY PEOPLE
ARE RENDERED HOMELESS . THIS CREATES SOCIAL
PROBLEMS .

32. 2. ENVIROMENTAL PROBLEMS
• THE CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS CAUSE DEFORESTRATION AND
LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY.
• IT DISTURBS THE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE.

33. 3. ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
• CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS INVOLVES THE SPENDING OF HUGE
AMOUNT OF PUBLIC MONEY WITH OUT GENERATIONS OF
PROPOTIONAL BENEFITS.

34. WATER HARVESTING
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF WATER HARVESTING
IS NOT TO HOLD RAIN WATER ON THE
SURFACE BUT TO MAKE RAIN WATER
PERCOLATE UNDER THE GROUND SO AS TO
RECHARGE GROUND WATER .

35. THE VARIOUS ADVANTAGE OF
WATER STORED IN GROUND ARE-
1. IT DOES NOT EVAPORATE.
2. IT IS PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION.
3. IT DOES NOT PROMOTE BREEDING OF
MOSQUITOES.
4. IT PROVIDE MOISTURE TO CROP FIELDS.

36. SOME ACIENT WATER HARVESTING
STRUCTURES
REGION STRUCTURE
1. RAJASTAN KHADINS , NADINS
2. MAHARASHTRA TALS , BANDARAS
3. MP AND UP BUNDHINS
4. BIHAR AHARS , PYNES
5. JAMMU PONDS
6. TAMIL NADU ERIS
7. KERALA SURANGAMS
8. KARNATAKA KATTAS

37. THREE RS TO SAVE INVIROMENT