Lesson 1 Flashcards
Is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations, and government, and where possible to repair damage and reverse trends
Environmental protection
An act to promote environmental awareness through environment education and for other purposes
Republic Act No. 9512
What are the 7 Environmental Principles
•Nature knows best•All forms of life are important•Everything is connected to everything else•Everything changes•Ours is a finite earth•Nature is beautiful and we are stewards of God’s creation
This principle is the most basic and in fact encompasses all the others. Humans have to understand the nature and have to abide by the rules nature dictates
Nature knows best
Each organisms plays a fundamental role in nature. Since such occupational or functional position, otherwise known as niche, cannot be simultaneously occupied by more than one specie, it is apparent that all living things must be considered as invaluable in the maintenance of homeotasis in the ecosystem
All forms of life are important
This principle is best exemplified by the concept of the ecosystem. In an ecosystem all biotic and amniotic components interact with each other to ensure that the system is perpetuated
Everything is connected to everything else
It is said that only permanent thing is change. As a general classification, change may be linear, cyclical or random
Everything changes
Evolution of species, which has brought about higher and more complex types of organisms
Linear change
May be exemplified by seasons and the rhythms in floral and faunal life stages that go with the seasons
Cyclical change
An example of linear change
Evolution of species
An example of random change
Eruption of Mt. Pinatubo
The earth’s resources can be classified as either renewable or non-renewable
Ours is a finite earth
Are those that can be easily be replenished by natural cycles
Renewable resources
Examples of renewable resources
•Water
•Air
•Plants
•Animals
Are those that cannot be replenished through natural cycles
Non-renewable resources
