(GROUP V)

What does Environmental Management mean?

• Environmental management will be able to play a major

role, particularly if more research support will be allocated
to study the interrelationships between environment,
human health, and social problems. (Developments in
Water Science, 2005)
• A simple definition of environmental management states
that it consists of “actual decisions and action concerning
policy and practice regarding how resources and the
environment are appraised protected, allocated, developed,
used, rehabilitated, remediated, and
restored.”(Encyclopedia of Ecology, 2008)
another definition……..

• Environmental Management offers research and

opinions on use and conservation of natural
resources, protection of habitats and control of
hazards, spanning the field of environmental
management without regard to traditional
disciplinary boundaries.
• Environmental management consists of organizing
different environmental initiatives to address
various ecological issues that are affecting the globe.
Environmental Management is:

•A diverse set of activities

•A focus on decision-making

•Influencing the course of

development
Concept of Environmental Management
• It is an attempt to control human impact on environment in order to
preserve natural resources.
• Focuses on the improvement of human welfare for present and future
generations.
• Administrative function that develop, implement, and monitor the
environmental policy of an organization.
• Management of various activities with intolerable constraints
imposed by the environment itself and with full consideration of
ecological factors.
• Involves environmental planning, conservation of resources,
environmental status evaluation, and environmental legislation and
administration.
Characteristics
• It deals with world affected by humans
• It supports sustainable development
• It has to integrate different development viewpoints
• The time scale extends the short term and concern
ranges from local to global
• It seek to integrate natural and social science,
policy making and planning.
Importance
• It prevent and solve environmental problems
• It establish limits
• It develop research institutions and monitoring
systems
• It warn threats and identify opportunities
• It develop strategy for the improvement of quality
• It suggest long-term and short-term policies for
sustainable development
• It identify new technology for future development
Different Environmental Concerns
• Population Control • Protection of Land
• Health Care Control • Conservation of
• Water Pollution Water
Control • Climate
• Solid Waste • Protection of Forest
Utilization • Animals in
• Environmental Environment
Education
 Land

Water ENVIRONMENT Air

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 Concept of Sustainable Development
It is a pattern of resource use,
that aims to meet human needs
while preserving the
environment so that these needs
can be met not only in the
present, but also for generations
to come. The development
Sustainable development is
initiatives be initiated in
development that meets the
needs of the present
such a way that the
without compromising the future generations can
ability of future generations enjoy the benefits of
to meet their own needs. nature without any
ENVIRONMEN compromise.
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MANAGEMENT
 Environmental Management System
• An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a
set of processes and practices that enable an
organization to reduce its environmental impacts
and increase its operating efficiency.
• An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a
framework that helps an organization achieve its
environmental goals through consistent review,
evaluation, and improvement of its environmental
performance.
Environmental Management System
Basic Elements of an Environmental Management System

• Reviewing the organization's environmental goals;

Analyzing its environmental impacts and legal
requirements;
• Setting environmental objectives and targets to reduce
environmental impacts and comply with legal
requirements;
• Establishing programs to meet these objectives and targets;
• Monitoring and measuring progress in achieving the
objectives;
• Ensuring employees' environmental awareness and
competence; and,
Five main stages of an Environmental Management System

1. Commitment and Policy

Top management commits to environmental
improvement and establishes the organization's
environmental policy.
2. Planning
An organization first identifies environmental aspects of
its operations. An organization then determines which
aspects are significant by choosing criteria considered most
important by the organization. The final part of the planning
stage is devising an action plan for meeting the targets.
3. Implementation
This stage include documentation, following operating
procedures, and setting up internal and external
communication lines.
4. Evaluation
A company monitors its operations to evaluate whether
targets are being met. If not, the company takes corrective
action.
5. Review
Top management reviews the results of the evaluation to
see if the EMS is working. Management determines whether
the original environmental policy is consistent with the
organization's values.
Environmental Management
Programs

Water Pollution Control

Program
 Solid Waste
Management Program
Water Conservation Program
Paper Conservation Program
Electricity Conservation
Program