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The document discusses sustainable development and our role in achieving it. It defines sustainable development as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. It outlines problems like soil and water pollution from overuse of resources and chemicals. It discusses sustainable solutions like organic farming, recycling, renewable energy, and reducing waste. The Sustainable Development Goals aim to end poverty and protect the planet by 2030. Individual actions like reducing plastic use can contribute to these global sustainability efforts.

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Green Skills

The document discusses sustainable development and our role in achieving it. It defines sustainable development as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. It outlines problems like soil and water pollution from overuse of resources and chemicals. It discusses sustainable solutions like organic farming, recycling, renewable energy, and reducing waste. The Sustainable Development Goals aim to end poverty and protect the planet by 2030. Individual actions like reducing plastic use can contribute to these global sustainability efforts.

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UNIT 5: GREEN SKILLS

Part - A
Introduction
◦ Those who live in cities get their food supply from surrounding villages and in turn, are
dependent on forests, grasslands, rivers, seashores, for resources, such as water, fuel
wood, fodder, etc.

◦ We use natural resources for food.

◦ Everything around us forms our environment and our lives depend on the natural world
around us.
Session 1: Sustainable Development
◦ Sustainable development is the development that satisfies the needs of the present without
compromising the capacity of future generations, guaranteeing the balance between
economic growth, care for the environment and social well-being.

◦ With increasing population and income, the consumption of goods is increasing day by day.

◦ This has led to increase in production and utilisation of natural resources, which are required
for producing goods.

◦ Sustainable development is defined as ‘development that meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’ (World
Commission on Environment and Development, 1987).
Problems Related to Sustainable
Development
◦ Food: Soil nutrients are also getting depleted and lots of chemicals are spoiling the soil due to use of chemical
fertilisers.

◦ Water: The rivers and ponds are getting polluted. This way after several years, we will have no clean water for our
use.

◦ Fuel: We are using a lot of wood from trees as fuels and for construction of homes and furniture. Extreme weather
conditions, such as floods, extreme cold or heat, are seen in many places, which affect the people living there.

◦ An environment friendly way for production of power is using solar energy or energy from the sun which is
unlimited.

◦ One major example of large scale production of solar power is seen in Charanka — Gujarat Solar Park.

◦ This barren land with wild vegetation has a mega solar power plant of 600 MW. This has reduced the
dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels in Gujarat.
Sustainable development includes
◦ reducing excessive use of resources and enhancing resource conservation;
◦ recycling and reuse of waste materials;
◦ scientific management of renewable resources, especially bio-resources;
◦ planting more trees;
◦ green grassy patches and trees to be interspersed between concrete buildings;
◦ using more environment friendly material or biodegradable material and
◦ use of technologies, which are environmental friendly and based on efficient use of
resources.
Sustainable Development Goals
◦ The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call of action to end
poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity.

◦ The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched at the United Nations
Sustainable Development Summit in New York in September 2015, forming the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development.

◦ It has set targets that the countries have to work towards and achieve by 2030.

◦ The 17 SDGs have been made with the aim to take care of important issues facing
businesses, governments and society.
◦ The core skills required by a person who wants to contribute towards environment
include environmental awareness and willingness to learn about sustainable
development.
Sustainable Development Initiatives
◦ When plastics were banned by the municipal corporation of Mangalore, an innovator
and entrepreneur Mr Avasth Hedge found an eco-friendly alternative.

◦ He made a 100 per cent bio-degradable bag which can dissolve.

◦ Another innovative idea was to stop the use of plastics spoons, forks, etc.

◦ Narayana Peesapaty made edible cutlery made out of a grain — these spoons can be
eaten and even if they are not eaten they will easily decompose in the soil enriching it.
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Sustainable Processes
◦ Some practices, such as organic farming, vermi-composting and rainwater harvesting
are being used to help preserve the environment.

◦ Organic farming is where farmers do not use chemical pesticides and fertilisers to
increase their production.

◦ They use organic and natural fertilisers, such as cow dung to help in growing crops.

◦ This helps in better quality chemical free crops while at the same time maintaining the
soil quality for future use.
Session 2: Our Role in Sustainable
Development
◦ When we grow more crops, the soil’s nutrients are consumed and slowly the soil becomes unusable.

◦ If we continue to use fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and natural gas, very soon we will run out of these
natural resources.

◦ Natural resources are limited and with time they will get over and if we do not do anything about it, our
future generations will not be able to survive.

◦ One initiative was taken by Ministry of Railways in Varanasi and Raibareilly where they introduced clay
pots ‘Kulhads’ to replace plastic and paper cups and to bring back taste of tradition.

◦ Three major advantages gained by using ‘Kulhads’ are to


◦ reduce cutting of tree for making paper cups.
◦ job creation for potters, which contributes to economy.
◦ reduce plastic waste.
Our Role towards Sustainable
Development
◦ These goals have been made so that all the nations take action to protect our air,
water and land from pollution and provide clean water, air and energy to all people.

◦ Sustainable development can actually happen only when each one of us works
towards it.

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