Envi scie (2) Flashcards
- Destruction of ecosystem and extinction of wild life.
Environmental degradation
Some challenges of environmental degradation
Growing Population, Poverty, Agricultural Growth, Need to ground water, Development and Forest
Degradation on quality and quantity of natural resources.
Environmental Pollution
Two sources of Pollutants
Point Sources, Non Point Sources
REPUBLIC ACTS (7)
9003 ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000
9275 PH CLEAN WATER ACT OF 2004
8749 PH CLEAN AIR ACT OF 1999
6969 TOXIC SUBSTANCES, HAZARDOUS, AND NUCLEAR WASTE CONTROL ACT OF 1990
9512 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ACT OF 2008
10121 PH DISASTER RISK AND REDUCTION MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2010
9279 CLIMATE CHANGE ACT OF 2009
- meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future.
sustainable development
3 component/ pillar
Planet, people, Profit
involves regulations, laws, and other tools used to deal with environmental facts
Environmental Pillar
initiatives, public policies, planning, and regulations supporting social issues.
Social Pillar
5 example of social pillar
Fighting poverty
social justice
peace
promoting diversity
quality of living
essential for business’s existence.
Economic Pillar