Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering

NATURE
CONSERVATION
BFC10102
Dr. Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed
Room 9, Level 3, North Tower, FKAAS Building
Office Tel No: 07-4564371; email: maya@uthm.edu.my
UTHM, Sem 1 2014/2015

WELCOME..
Course: Nature Conservation
Code: BFC 10202
Lecture: 2 hours / week
Aims of Programme: File of PEO & PLO
Aims of Course: File of RPP
Course E-Learning-Author
Class Leader Appoinment

Important Dates
Test 1 : 17/10/2014; 8-9 malam, Dewan F2 atas
(Week 6)
Test 2 : 28/11/2014; 8-9 malam, Dewan F2 atas
(Week 11)
Individual Assignment due date: 30/10/2014
(Week7)
Project Presentation: Week 9-11 (It depends on
the lecturers section requirement)

NATURE CONSERVATION
BFC10102
Chapter 1: Introduction to
Nature Conservation

Chapter 1:
Introduction to Nature Conservation

Topics: (3 hours lecture)

1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment The link
1.2 Impact of human activities to natural
environment historical version
1.3 Why conservation for natural environment?
1.4 You as the steward

Objectives of this Part

To learn about the natural environment

To understand the impact of human activities on the
natural environment
To appreciate the need to maintain a good natural
environment
To realize the responsibility of human as khalifah

Chapter 1: Introduction to
Nature Conservation
1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment

Quiz 1 (20 mins)

A questionnaire will be given to you
The aim of this questionnaire is to gauge your
knowledge on conservation of the natural
environment
Please answer each question as briefly as
possible
Your name is important as we would do some
follow ups if there is a necessity

Quiz 1
Name, origin (town, country), age, religion
Previous learning institute (e.g.
polytechnics/high school etc)

Quiz 1: Answer briefly

Biodiversity
1. What is biodiversity
2. Give five examples of biodiversity
3. What are threats to biodiversity
Conservation
1. What is meant by conservation
2. List 5 reasons why conserve nature
3. List 3 global changes and 2 kinds of pollutions
People & nature
1. How do people alter nature
2. What can people do to protect nature

What you see in this picture?

What you see in this picture?

Which one is natural

environment?
Picture A

Picture B

Which one is man-made?

What you see in this picture?

What is the link between

natural environment and madmade?

1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment

The Natural Environment
Components of nature: living and non living

Formation of Earth

Living things on Earth

Interactions

Evolutions

1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment

The Built Environment
Man-made

Road, buildings, bridges, dams, canals, parks

Tools vehicles, machinery

Man use energy and materials to built

Produce waste

1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment

The Link

Existing at
same time
temporal
issue

Occupy
same
space
spatial
issue

Increasing need
for built
environment due
to increasing
human population
and modernization

1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment

Built environment houses, schools, garden
(landscaping), man-made lakes (all to do with
civil engineers!)
Natural environment forest, sea, rivers,
mountains, grassland, desert
Similarities: abiotic (non-living) and biotic
components, occupy same space (biosphere),
using same resources
Differences: human creation, renewable
resources

1.2

Impact of Human Activities to

Natural Environment

Environmental problems
a. What is it?
b. Causes?
c. Effects?
d. What

can
you do about
it?

Pollution
Global changes
Loss of biodiversity

1.2

Impact of Human Activities to

Natural Environment

List of Major Environmental Issues

Affecting Communities in Malaysia
Nature of
industry

Socio impact

Communitys
pledge

Advocating
NGO

Gebeng,
Kuantan
Pahang

Rare-earth
processing

Health hazards
caused by
radioactivity

Close plant
Stop operation

Save Msia,
Stop Lynas.
Stop Lynas
Coalition
Himpunan Hijau
2.0

Pengerang,
Johor

Large scale
petrochemical
industry

Forced
resettlement
including
schools,houses,
graveyards,
temples,
masjid;
fish depletion
caused by land
reclamation;
potential health

Stop project
Reject resettlement

Save Pengerang
Coalition
Angry lobsters

location

List of Major Environmental Issues

Affecting Communities in Malaysia
location

Nature of
industry

Socio impact

Communitys
pledge

Advocating
NGO
JARING
Sahabat Alam
Malaysia

Tanjung Bin,
Johor

Coal power plant

Air pollution
causing
respiratory
problems
amongst malay
villagers

Stop the plant

Control pollution

Long Pasia,
Sabah

logging

Logging causing
serious flood and
erosion

Stop logging

Baram,
Sarawak

Baram Dam @
Hydroelectric
project

Forced
resettlement,
land lost, cultural
erosion, survival
threatened

Stop the dam project

Save Rivers
Sarawak
Baram
Protection
Committee

1.3 Why Conservation for

Natural Environment?

Is this the way to conserve natural environment?

How does conservation comes

about?

The old way..

The best way..

Conservation
Why is conservation important to the
world?
Why is conservation important to
Malaysia?
Who is responsible for
conservation?
Practical examples of successful
conservation effort Taman Negara
Endau Rompin,Belum, Tg Piai,
gajah- Kuala Gandah, Kuala Krau,

1.4 You as the Steward

Responsibilities of human being

To belief in Him
To take care of his creation

We are cutting down forests for making

our homes. We are continuing with an
excessive consumption of natural
resources. Their excessive use is resulting
in their depletion, risking the life of our
future generations. Is this conservation?

Activity
Please read the article
SUSTAINABILITY : LINKING BUILT AND
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT written by Prof Datin
Dr Maryati Mohamed and Prof Dr Dato Mohd. Noh
Dalimin to enhance your understanding for this
topic.
We will be discussing about the topic content for
the next lecture.

Group Project and Individual briefing

Project presentation - Refer to handout
Individual presentation Refer to handout

Something to ponder..