Major Environmental issues

1. Major
environmental
problems
The 24th of November

2. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
A) Major environmental issues
B) Responses at the national level
C) Responses at the international level

3. MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
 Pollution of Air, Water and Land
 Hazardous Chemicals and
Wastes
 Land Degradation
 Loss of Biodiversity
 Ozone Depletion
 Climate Change
 Loss of natural and cultural
resources

4. POLLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MEDIA
POLLUTION
OF
MEDIA

5. AIR POLLUTION
Definition:
the emission of any
impurity into the air,
such as smoke
(including tobacco
smoke), dust, cinders,
solid particles, gases,
mists, fumes, odours
and radioactive
substances.
Air pollution and smoke in
Inner Mongolia

6. Smoke from incineration of domestic
waste on banks of river

7. WATER POLLUTION
Water
Pollution
Ground
water
Surface
water
Marine

8. Surface Water Pollution

9. Ground Water Pollution

10. Marine Water Pollution

11. Few quality fish can survive
in polluted rivers

12. Land Pollution: Plastic bag and general
waste dump beside communal toilets on
riverbank

13. MAJOR CONCERNS
PEACE ANDSECURITY
CAUSEILLNESS
AND DEATH
DAMAGE TO
HABITAT AND
ECOSYSTEMS
LOSS OF PLANT
AND ANIMALLIFE
LOSS OFNATURAL
RESOURCES
ECONOMIC
CONSEQUENCES
TRANSBOUNDARYIMPACTS
- Acid rain
- Hazepollution
- Waterpollution
- Nuclear fallout