The impact of people in the environment and how to mitigate these impacts

Question 1

What is Overexploitation and what is its mitigation measures

Answer 1

Overexploitation is the unsustainable use of resources whereby the rate of extraction is beyond the regeneration capacity of the environment leading ultimately to resource depletion

Mitigation:
Alter behavior by creation seasonal extraction and a total ban on sensitive and endemic species
Encourage the consumption of other more abundant species.
Replace hardwood products with synthetic products to reduce the demand on forest.
Use resources more efficiently

Question 2

What is Habitat Destruction and what is its mitigation measures

Answer 2

The elimination and alteration og the space and conditions necessary for the survival of plants and animals making it incapable of supporting life
Mitigation: 
Recycling of forest products
Stop junk mail
Do not buy endangered animal products
Buy recycled products
Replace wood with durable material like blocks and steel
Use resources more efficiently

Question 3

What is pollution and what is its mitigation measures

Answer 3

Pollution is the introduction of harmful contaminants into the environment.
Mitigation:
Use CFC free products
Carpool
Use energy efficient products
Used solar powered appliances
Use wood reinforced with fiber glass and renewable energy
Develop sustainable strategies to use finite resources more efficiently

Question 4

What is Introduction of exotic species and what is its mitigation measures

Answer 4

It is the removal of species from their native environment to a foreign environment where there are no natural the predators and an unlimited food supply which threatens biological diversity
Mitigat