1. ROLE OF EVERY INDIVIDUALS
IN PRESERVING NATURAL
RESOURCES
-P.SANTHOSH
2. NATURAL RESOURCE
-Materials or substances
such as minerals, forests,
water, and fertile land that
occur in nature and can be
used for economic gain.
4. 1. Preservation of forests
We need to stop destroying forests and
cutting trees. Forests are the home to
many different animals, birds and
insects. Many animals like the leopard,
the Indian Wild Ass, the great Indian
one-horned Rhinocerous, etc. have
become endangered and are close to
extinction because of the destruction of
their natural habitat. Trees give us wood
that helps in making so many things like
furniture, paper, etc. Trees help in
purifying the air and also hold the soil
with their roots and stop soil erosion.
We must protect our forests. This can
be done in the following ways :
We must control the cutting of trees
and plant more trees.
We must prevent forest fires.
5. 2.Methods to
preserve water
For conservation of water.
Keeping the water taps closed, when not in use.
Using less water-consuming toilets.
Watering the plants to be done in the evening hours.
Using drip irrigation and sprinkling irrigation systems
water lawns etc.
Treating water to be provided for irrigation
Water to be used carefully and economically
for domestically for domestic and industrial.
6. 3.Method’s to
preserve minerals
1. New researches should be undertaken it find out and
develop 'replacement minerals' for us in place of scarce
minerals which are in short supp|y and are going to be
depleted soon.
2. Researches should also be carried on to develop new
technology which should avoid west age and promote
maximum utilisation of by-products.
3. There should be curbing on wasteful minimum
methods. Miners should be imparted training to adopt
new techniques of mining, use latest technology and
machines and take maximum precaution' cause little
damage to the environment.
7. 4. Processing plants should invariably be coated in mining
areas to reduce transport cost. In case of weighty materials
like coal it is better to convert it into coking coal or in
electricity near the pit heads.
5. There is a great scope for the expansion of several
mineral-based industries which open new vista for
economic development.
6. In conservation policy emphasis should be placed on
sustainable mining. Similarly more reli-ance should be placed on
the exploitation and utili-sation of such mineral resources which
are renew-able and are in plenty.
8. Fossil Fuels
Fossil fuels are materials that are
non-renewable such as oil and coal.
These have a big effect on the
earth's ozone layer which keeps
ultra-violet rays out. This will show
you how to do your part in
conserving fossil fuels.
9. METHODS TO CONSERVE FOSSIL
FUELS
1.Ride a bike. Instead of driving a car or taking a bus,
try cycling or walking to your destination. This is better
for the environment and better for you.
2.Buy solar panels. These are expensive but use
solar power to heat your home, unlike heaters they
don't use fossil fuels for heat.
3.Try not to use too much plastic. Fact: most of the
plastic bags used today are made of oil. If there is no other
alternative then just recycle them when done. Plastic bags
can be reused at a grocery store if you ask to use the same
bags. Some stores offer reusable bags too.
10. 4.Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Making new cans and
bottles take a whole lot more fossil fuels then recycling
an old one. In most cities, recycling plants will pay
money for cans. Be sure to meet that recycling centers
requirements. For example, most recycling plants want
the lids taken off of bottles. Also know what you can,
and cannot recycle
5.Turn off lights. Several million people leave there lights on
when going on vacation,business trips, etc, without even
knowing it. This harms the environment and costs them a lot of
money.
6.Influence others. Start a campaign that helps the
environment such as litter clean up or picking up cans. Ask local
leaders if you can put signs on posts where heavy traffic is.
11. 7 Easy Ways to Reduce Food
Waste
1. Write a list!
Menu plan your meals for a week. Check the ingredients
in your fridge and cupboards, then write a shopping list
for just the extras you need.
2. Keep a healthy fridge.
Check that the seals on your fridge are good and check the
fridge temperature too. Food needs to be stored between 1
and 5 degrees Celsius for maximum freshness and longevity.
3. Use up your leftovers.
Instead of scraping leftovers into the bin, why not use them for
tomorrow's ingredients? A bit of tuna could be added to pasta and
made into a pasta bake. A tablespoon of cooked vegetables can be
the base for a crock pot meal.
12. 4. Serve small amounts.
Serve small amounts of food with the understanding that
everybody can come back for more once they've cleared their
plate. This is especially helpful for children, who rarely estimate
how much they can eat at once. Any leftovers can be cooled,
stored in the fridge and used another day.
5. Buy what you need.
Buy loose fruits and vegetables instead of prepacked, then you
can buy exactly the amount you need. Choose meats and cheese
from a deli so that you can buy what you want.
6. Freeze!
If you only eat a small amount of bread, then freeze it when you get
home and take out a few slices a couple of hours before you need
them. Likewise, batch cook foods so that you have meals ready for
those evenings when you are too tired to cook.
13. 7. Turn it into garden food.
Some food waste is unavoidable, so why not set up a
compost bin for fruit and vegetable peelings? In a few
months you will end up with rich, valuable compost for
your plants. If you have cooked food waste, then a
kitchen composter (bokashi bin) will do the trick. Just
feed it with your scraps (you can even put fish and meat
in it), sprinkle over a layer of special microbes and leave
to ferment. The resulting product can be used on
houseplants and in the garden.
