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1. Environment
and people
Introduction
 Relationship with Human beings
 Leaves in a kingdom of nature and interact constantly
 Influence and dependence
 Devasting activities can create a threat
 Scope and importance for People, Planet & for suitability.
 It’s a Social Responsibility to manage natural resources
 June 5th as observed as World’s Environment Day
 The Stockholm Conference of the United Nations Educational,
Scientific, and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO) and several other
multinational agencies to study environments which
interdisciplinary in approach
 Managing Natural Resources for future mankind

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4. The term environment
has been derived from
the French word
“Environia” which
means
to surround. It refers to
both Abiotic (physical
or non-living) and
Biotic (living)
environments.
The word
environment means
surroundings, in which
organisms live.
There are two
organized and
complex components
of nature
1. Environment
2. organisms
Environment controls the life of the organisms including human beings. Human beings
interact with the environment more vigorously than other living beings. Ordinarily,
environment refers to the materials and forces that surround the living organism.
The environment can be defined as the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. The
term “environment” refers to all elements of the physical and biological world, as well as the interactions between them.
Environment plays a pre-eminent role in the life cycle of human beings as human life is highly dependent on the environment.
•Define Environment
•Environmental Protection Act (1986) defined “Environment as the total of water, air, and land, their interrelationship among
themselves and with the human beings, other living beings, and property.”
MEANING:

5. Definition:
Environment means surroundings and everything that affects an organism during its lifetime is
collectively known as its environment. In other words,
“Environment is total of water, air and land interrelationships among themselves and also with the
human being, other living organisms and property”.
It includes all the physical and biological surroundings and their interactions. Environmental studies provide
an approach to understanding the environment of our planet and the impact of human life on the
environment.
Thus the environment is global in nature, it is a multidisciplinary subject including physics, geology,
geography, history, economics, physiology, biotechnology, remote sensing, geophysics, soil science hydrology,
etc.

6. The objectives of environmental awareness should be
 Improving the quality of the environment.
 Creating an awareness among people on
environmental problems and conservation.
 Creating such an atmosphere as people find
themselves fit enough to participate in the decision-
making process of environmental development
programs.


7. According
According to
UNESCO
(1971), the
objectives of
environmenta
l studies are:
Creating
Creating
awareness
about
environmenta
l problems
among
people.
Imparting
Imparting
basic
knowledge
about the
environment
and its allied
problems.
Developing
Developing an
attitude of
concern for
the
environment.
Motivating
Motivating
the public to
participate in
environmenta
l protection
and
environmenta
l
improvement.
Acquiring
Acquiring
skills to help
the
concerned
individuals in
identifying
and solving
environmenta
l problems.
Striving
Striving to
attain
harmony with
Nature.

8. According to UNESCO, the guiding principles of environmental education
should be as follows:
• Environmental education should be compulsory, right from the primary up to the
postgraduate stage.
• Environmental education should have an interdisciplinary approach by including physical,
chemical, biological as well as socio-cultural aspects of the environment. It should build
a bridge between biology and technology.
• Environmental education should take into account the historical perspective, the current,
and the potential historical issues.
• Environmental education should emphasize the importance of sustainable development
i.e., economic development without degrading the environment.
• Environmental education should emphasize the necessity of seeking international
cooperation in environmental planning.
• Environmental education should lay more stress on practical activities and first-hand
experiences.

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