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Mathematics Science and Technology Module 2

This document discusses environmental science and issues. It covers 6 topics around the importance of environment studies, including that environmental issues are global, development has unintended consequences, pollution is increasing, alternative solutions are needed, humanity must be saved from extinction, and development must be planned ecologically. It also covers 10 environmental challenges facing the country: growing population, poverty, agricultural growth, groundwater use, forests and development, land degradation, institutional orientation, reduced genetic diversity, urbanization impacts, and air and water pollution. The document calls for public awareness of these issues and challenges.

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Mathematics Science and Technology Module 2

This document discusses environmental science and issues. It covers 6 topics around the importance of environment studies, including that environmental issues are global, development has unintended consequences, pollution is increasing, alternative solutions are needed, humanity must be saved from extinction, and development must be planned ecologically. It also covers 10 environmental challenges facing the country: growing population, poverty, agricultural growth, groundwater use, forests and development, land degradation, institutional orientation, reduced genetic diversity, urbanization impacts, and air and water pollution. The document calls for public awareness of these issues and challenges.

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MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MODULE 2: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

In this module we shall discuss the following topics:


Importance
Issues

Environment Studies: Importance


Importance of Environment Studies: The environment studies enlighten us, about the importance of
protection and conservation of our indiscriminate release of pollution into the environment.
At present a great number of environment issues, have grown in size and complexity day by day,
threatening the survival of mankind on earth. We study about these issues besides and effective
suggestions in the Environment Studies. Environment studies have become significant for the following
reasons:

1. Environment Issues Being of International Importance


It has been well recognized that environment issues like global warming and ozone
depletion, acid rain, marine pollution and biodiversity are not merely national issues but
are global issues and hence must be tackled with international efforts and cooperation.

2. Problems Cropped in The Wake of Development


Development, in its wake gave birth to Urbanization, Industrial Growth, Transportation
Systems, Agriculture and Housing etc. However, it has become phased out in the
developed world. The North, to cleanse their own environment has, fact fully, managed
to move ‘dirty’ factories of South. When the West developed, it did so perhaps in
ignorance of the environmental impact of its activities. Evidently such a path is neither
practicable nor desirable, even if developing world follows that.

3. Explosively Increase in Pollution


Evidently with 16 per cent of the world's population and only 2.4 per cent of its land
area, there is a heavy pressure on the natural resources including land. Agricultural
experts have recognized soils health problems like deficiency of micronutrients and
organic matter, soil salinity and damage of soil structure.

4. Need for An Alternative Solution


It is essential, especially for developing countries to find alternative paths to an
alternative goal. We need a goal as under:
 A goal, which ultimately is the true goal of development an environmentally sound
and sustainable development.
 A goal common to all citizens of our earth.
 A goal distant from the developing world in the manner it is from the over-
consuming wasteful societies of the “developed” world.
5. Need To Save Humanity From Extinction
It is necessary upon us to save the humanity from extinction. Consequent to our activities
constricting the environment and depleting the biosphere, in the name of development.
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6. Need For Wise Planning of Development


Our survival and sustenance depend. Resources withdraw, processing and use of the product
have all to by synchronized with the ecological cycles in any plan of development our actions
should be planned ecologically for the sustenance of the environment and development.

ISSUES NEED FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS


It is essential to make the public aware of the formidable consequences of the Environmental
Degradation, if not retorted and reformative measures undertaken, would result in the extinction of life.
We are facing various environmental challenges. It is essential to get the country acquainted with these
challenges so that their acts may be eco-friendly. Some of these challenges are as under:
1. Growing Population
A population of over thousands of millions is growing at 2.11 per cent every year. Over 17
million people are added each year. It puts considerable pressure on its natural resources and
reduces the gains of development.

2. Poverty
The population growth is essentially a function of poverty. The vast majority of our people are
directly dependent on the nature resources of the country for their basic needs of food, fuel
shelter and fodder. About 40% of our people are still below the poverty line. Environment
degradation has adversely affected the poor who depend upon the resources of their immediate
surroundings.

3. Agricultural Growth
The people must be acquainted with the methods to sustain and increase agricultural growth
with damaging the environment. High yielding varieties have caused soil salinity and damage to
physical structure of soil.

4. Need to Ground water


It is essential of rationalizing the use of groundwater. Factors like community wastes, industrial
effluents and chemical fertilizers and pesticides have polluted our surface water and affected
quality of the groundwater. It is essential to restore the water quality of our rivers and other
water bodies as lakes is an important challenge. It so finding our suitable strategies for
consecration of water, provision of safe drinking water and keeping water bodies clean which
are difficult challenges is essential.

5. Development And Forests


Forests serve catchments for the rivers. With increasing demand of water, plan to harness the
mighty river through large irrigation projects were made. Certainly, these would submerge
forests; displace local people, damage flowers and animals.

6. Degradation of Land
Land degradation is a process in which the value of the biophysical environment is affected by a
combination of human-induced processes acting upon the land. This degradation is to be
avoided.

7. Reorientation of Institutions
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The people should be roused to orient institutions, attitudes and infrastructures, to suit conditions
and needs today.

8. Reduction of Genetic Diversity


Proper measures to conserve genetic diversity need to be taken. At present most wild genetic
stocks have been disappearing from nature. Remedial steps are to be taken to check decreasing
genetic diversity.

9. Evil Consequences of Urbanization


Urbanization and industrialization has given birth to a great number of environmental problem
that need urgent attention.

10. Air and water Population


Majority of our industrial plants are using outdated and population technologies and makeshift
facilities devoid of any provision of treating their wastes. A great number of cities and industrial
areas that have been identified as the worst in terms of air and water pollution. Again the people
are to be made aware of these rules. Their support is indispensable to implement these rules.

ASSESSMENT:

Essay

In a short bond paper as a student and citizen of the country in your own ability how can you help
the country reduce or diminished the 10 issues listed above?

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