This document discusses the importance of sustainably managing natural resources and protecting the environment. It notes that natural resources are limited but human population and consumption are growing rapidly. It describes the Chipko movement in India in which women hugged trees to prevent deforestation and protect their forest rights. The document provides tips for responsibly interacting with wildlife and encourages recycling, reusing, and reducing waste to help the environment.

3. • We need to manage natural resources because
:
• A majority of natural resources is limited. And
human population is increasing at a tremendous
rate.
• Utilization of natural resources is increasing at
an exponential rate.
• Need to conserve resources for future
generations.
• Equal distribution of resources for equal benefit.
• Need to reduce the damage caused to the
environment because of the over-exploitation

6. • The Chipko Andolan through the act of hugging
trees to protect them from being felled. The
modern Chipko movement started in the early
1970s in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand,
then in Uttar Pradesh with growing awareness
towards rapid deforestation.
• A group of peasant women in Reni village,
Hemwal ghati, in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand,
India, acted to prevent the cutting of trees and
reclaim their traditional forest rights that were
threatened by the contractors assigned by the
state Forest Department. Their actions inspired
hundreds of such actions at the grassroots level
throughout the region. By the 1980s the
movement had spread throughout India and led
to the formulation of people-sensitive forest
policies, which put a stop to the open felling of
trees in regions as far reaching as Vindhyas and
the Western Ghats.

7. 1)Do not buy bones, skulls, teeth, trophies
or feathers of wild animals.
2)Don't think of wild animal parts as
having medicinal value.
3)Do not think of hunting for wild animals
as a sport.
4) do not hunt any protected or totally
protected species.
5)Do not poison the rivers when you go
fishing.
6)Do not keep wild animals as pets.
7)Encourage your friends and family to
respect Wildlife.

10. A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams.
Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water.
Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are often used
in conjunction with dams to generate electricity. A dam can also
be used to collect water or for storage of water which can be evenly
distributed between locations.

11. RECYCLE
Recycling is a series of steps that
takes a used material and
processes, remanufactures, and
sells it as a new product. Begin
recycling at home and at work.
REUSE
It makes economic and
environmental sense to reuse
products. Sometimes it takes
creativity.
REDUSE
Reducing the amount of waste you
produce is the best way to help the

12. Save energy by turning off lights that you
are not using.
Save water by turning off the faucet while
you brush your teeth.
Use bicycles.
Reuse plastic bags for shopping and
storage
Use rechargeable batteries instead of
disposable batteries
Unplug.
Use renewable energy sources
switch to compact florescent or LED light
bulbs
Turn off the water when you're not using
it. I

13. HoPE yoU lIKeD It !