ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Dr. R. Dakshinamurthy
Associate Professor
Centre for study of social Exclusion and
Inclusive Policy,
Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirappalli.
 WHAT IS ENVIRONMENT

The sum total of all surroundings of a

living organism, including natural forces
and other living things, which provide
conditions for development and growth as
well as of danger and damage.
 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Environmental pollution is the discharge of

material, in any physical state, that is
dangerous to the environment or human
health.
The most common pollutants are usually
chemicals, garbage, and waste water.
 EXTENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION
Environmental pollution is happening in
many parts of the world, especially in form
of air and water pollution. The best
example for air pollution are some of
China's cities, including capital Beijing,
and the best example for water pollution is
India with its Ganges river pollution
problem.
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Globally environmental pollution problem

is much bigger than we think it is, even in
many our cities there are problems with
dirty air, or sound pollution from traffic and
different other disturbing noises.
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The most severe environmental pollution
is happening in developing countries of
the third world because not only to they
lack any form of sustainable
management but they also lack even the
basic sanitation so you can imagine how
bad is the environmental condition in
these countries.
 IMPACT OF ENVIROMENTAL POLLUTION

Pollution of the environment is causing great

damage to ecosystem that depend upon the
health of this environment. Air and water pollution
can cause death of many organisms in given
ecosystem, including humans. Water pollution
according to some estimates cause 14.000
deaths each day in the world, most of them in
India. This is really no surprise when you look at
the data that says that 700 million Indians do not
even have access to a proper toilet, whether
alone clean water.
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Many developed countries have
introduced certain laws to not only
regulate various types of pollution but also
the laws to mitigate the adverse effects of
pollution. Pollution levels need to be
controlled all the time if we want to keep
our environment safe and healthy
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Without proper pollution control
environment soon becomes unhealthy.
Preventing introduction of pollutants into
some environment is the best way to
protect environment from pollution. To do
so it is important to develop ecological
conscience of nearby communities, and
effective waste management in form of
recycling.
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Healthy environment is prerequisite of

healthy life for us and our children, and
fighting pollution is definitely the best way
to keep our environmental healthy.
 ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
Environmental protection is a practice of
protecting the natural environment on
individual, organisation controlled or
governmental levels, for the benefit of both
the environment and humans.
 APPROACHES TO ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION

Voluntary environmental
agreements
Ecosystems approach
International environmental
agreements
 VOLUNTARY ENVIRONMENTAL
AGREEMENTS
In industrial countries, voluntary environmental
agreements often provide a platform for
companies to be recognized for moving beyond
the minimum regulatory standards and thus
support the development of best environmental
practice. For instance, in India, Environment
Improvement Trust (EIT) has been working for
environment & forest protection since 1998. A
group of Green Volunteers get a goal of Green
India Clean India concept.
 Ecosystems approach
An ecosystems approach to resource
management and environmental protection
aims to consider the complex
interrelationships of an entire ecosystem in
decision making rather than simply
responding to specific issues and challenges.
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Ideally the decision-making processes under
such an approach would be a collaborative
approach to planning and decision making
that involves a broad range of stakeholders
across all relevant governmental departments,
as well as representatives of industry,
environmental groups and community. This
approach ideally supports a better exchange
of information, development of conflict-
resolution strategies and improved regional
conservation.
 International environmental
agreements
Many of the earth's resources are
especially vulnerable because they are
influenced by human impacts across many
countries. As a result of this, many
attempts are made by countries to develop
agreements that are signed by multiple
governments to prevent damage or
manage the impacts of human activity on
natural resources.
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This can include agreements that impact
factors such as climate, oceans, rivers and
air pollution. These international
environmental agreements are sometimes
legally binding documents that have legal
implications when they are not followed
and, at other times, are more agreements
in principle or are for use as codes of
conduct.