Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering

NATURE
CONSERVATION
BFC10102
PROF. DATIN DR MARYATI MOHAMED
Level 4, FKAAS Building
Office Tel No: 07-4564340; email:
maryati@uthm.edu.my

UTHM, Sem 1 2015//2016

WELCOME…..

Course: Nature Conservation

Code: BFC 10202
Lecture: 2 hours / week
Aims of Programme: File of PEO & PLO
Aims of Course: File of RPP
Class Leader Appoinment

Name MOHAMED SHAQIR BIN AZMAN

Phone no 0107048341

Email shaqirazman96@gmail.com
Important Dates

• Test 1 (Week 6)
• Test 2 (Week 11)
• Individual Assignment due date: (Week7)
• Project Presentation: Week 9-11
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 and
man-made environment?
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? Pollution
b. Causes?
c. Effects?
Global changes
d. Whatcan you
do about it?
Loss of BIbiodiversity
Biodiversity Erosion
1.2 Impact of Human Activities to
Natural Environment
List of Major Environmental Issues
Affecting Communities in Malaysia
location Nature of Socio impact Community’s Advocating
industry pledge NGO

Gebeng, Rare-earth Health hazards Close plant Save Msia,

Kuantan processing caused by Stop operation Stop Lynas.
Pahang radioactivity Stop Lynas
Coalition
Himpunan Hijau
2.0

Pengerang, Large scale Forced Stop project Save Pengerang

Johor petrochemical resettlement Reject resettlement Coalition
industry including Angry lobsters
schools,houses,
graveyards,
temples,
masjid;
fish depletion
caused by land
reclamation;
potential health
List of Major Environmental Issues
Affecting Communities in Malaysia
location Nature of Socio impact Community’s Advocating
industry pledge NGO

Tanjung Bin, Coal power plant Air pollution Stop the plant JARING
Johor causing Control pollution Sahabat Alam
respiratory Malaysia
problems
amongst malay
villagers

Long Pasia, logging Logging causing Stop logging -

Sabah serious flood and
erosion

Baram, Baram Dam @ Forced Stop the dam project Save Rivers
Sarawak Hydroelectric resettlement, Sarawak
project land lost, cultural Baram
erosion, survival Protection
threatened 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 –(lowland forest ecosystem : Taman
Negara Endau Rompin,Belum, Johor,
(elephants:- Kuala Gandah, Kuala Krau,
Pahang)
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..