Environment-Definition,Facts,Importance,Pollution etc.
Welcome readers, today's topic is about an essential thing that surrounds us but is not cared about. Guessed it ?. It is our Environment. So, "Is this an important topic?", "is it necessary to speak about it?", "I've heard it a lot", I guess these are the questions that came to your mind, if not thank you. Now I don't want to bore you with unnecessary things, so let's move onto today's topic.
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1)INTRODUCTION- Environment
So in today's topic, we will see what is the environment?? why the environment is important to us, the effects of the environment on us, and many other topics, and some interesting facts and some organizations for the caretaking of the environment.
What is environment?
Basically, the environment is everything we see around us like plants, animals, air, water, land, etc... and even the non-living also(but natural not artificial). For more information about the environment click here.
2)AGENCY THAT PROTECTS OUR ENVIRONMENT
(environment agencies)
There are numerous agencies that help to protect our environment. For more information on such agencies click here.
Now we will see one of the most famous and important agencies of all
3)THE UNITED NATIONS
As you all know the U.N is an global organization that contributes to various fields and one such field is the environment known as the united nations environment program. I have given the link to their official site interested persons can visit the site- click here.
4)WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
World environment day is celebrated every year on June 5th focussing on pressing environmental issues since 1972.
According to the U.N celebration of this day provides with an opportunity to broaden the basis for an enlightened opinion and responsible conduct by individuals, enterprises, and communities in preserving and enhancing the environment.
It is celebrated by creating awareness among people to preserve the environment cleaning the areas or beach or planting trees or meetings or parades, street rallies or concerts, etc...
HISTORY OF THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
As mentioned earlier the world environment day was established in 1972 by the united nations on the first day of the Stockholm conference on the human environment, resulting from discussions on the integration of human interactions and the environment.
Two years later, in 1974 the first world environment day was held with the theme "only one earth".
5)ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION
Environmental pollution is defined as the contamination of the components (physical or biological) of the earth that the environmental processes are negatively affected. As all of you may know there are several kinds of pollutions like the
- air pollution
- water pollution
- land pollution
- noise pollution
According to the world economic forum,climate change is seen as the biggest potential threat to global economy. It adds that climate impacts could push more than 100 million people into poverty by 2030.
climate change is seen as the third most serious problem that our world is facing right now after terrorism,poverty.
6)FACTS ABOUT ENVIRONMENT
- world environment day was established by the U.N general assembly in 1972.
- It is celebrated every year on June 5 to raise awareness to protect nature.
- U.N reports that, at the current rate of population growth, humankind will need 3 planets to sustain itself by the year 2050.
- 27,000 trees are cut so that we can have toilet paper.
- 14 billion pounds of trash is dumped into the ocean every year.
- At least, 50 million acres of rainforest are lost every year.
- 80% of the world's forests are gone.
- We can save 75,000 trees if we recycled the paper used on a daily run.
- Every day 50-100 species of animal become extinct.
- The average temperature will increase by as much as 12-degree Fahrenheit by the end of the 21st century.
- Plastics are responsible for killing more than 100000 marine turtles every year.
- Due to water pollution, 15,000 people die every day.
- Every year air pollution causes 2 million premature deaths.
- 84% of all household waste can be recycled.
- Each person throws away approx 4 pounds of garbage per day.
- Each year we add 6-8 billion tons of CO-2 to the atmosphere.
- In the past 50 years, humans have consumed more resources than in all previous history.
- Recycling one ton of plastic save the equivalent of 1000-2000 gallons of gasoline.
- Recycling one aluminum can save enough electricity to run for 3 hours.
- food waste around the world contributes to 14% of global carbon emission.
7)FACTS ABOUT WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
- World environment day has its very own anthem.
- There nearly 100 countries involved in the public outreach campaigns of world environment day.
- It has its own theme to be celebrated every year
- The anthem of world environment day is called the "EARTH ANTHEM".
- The anthem was written by Abbay. K.
- The anthem consists of eight different languages.
- The world environment day is hosted by different countries every year.
- The world environment day was first observed in the U.S.A in 1974 in the city of Spokane.
- The U.N general assembly established the world environment day on the first day of the Stockholm conference.
- Over 143 countries participate in the world environment day annually
8)EASY WAY TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT
- Do not use bottled water, use reusable water.
- Recycle old phones, batteries, and toxic waste if thrown out.
- Don't use single-use plastic matches, use cardboard matches.
- Don't use lighters, lighters are made of plastic and made of petroleum.
- Recycle aluminum and glass cans.
- Turn off the lights when you leave your room.
- Take shorter showers and save water.
- Use LED bulbs, they are energy efficient.
- Use rechargeable batteries.
- Maintain cars, bikes, and other vehicles, so that it saves gas and pollute less.
9)IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENT
It plays important role in the healthy living of all the living creatures. Our entire life depends on the environment , if it is affected ,our life becomes very hard since you know we depend entirely on our earth for survival .
SAVE EARTH
I think you would have read at least some points and from what I've learned it is important to save the environment as you know we don't have another planet that we could go and live for a while starting to save our planet is the only way to have a good life.
10)HUMANS AND ENVIRONMENT
Our whole life depends on nature from the food we eat, the water we drink and medicines we use,all depends on the environment to tell the need of the environment in a nutshell without environment there is no life. So it is one of our main needs to take care of the environment.
The methods to save our environment mentioned above is also mostly in schools and college books but I think most of you won't even remember it. It is because we don't think about our environment in this fast-moving and developing world.
We forgot that the environment is necessary to help us live. So next time you have time plant trees and recycle waste every time as this will not only help us save the environment but also our power and money.
12)CONCLUSION
Treat the nature kindly because we rely on nature and the health of our planet for most our needs like the quality of water we drink and the food we eat. For more information about healthy food habits please visit this link healthy food habits.
These are the important points that I wanted to share with you. so that's it for now I'll meet you in my next post stay safe and stay healthy. And take care of our nature.
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