Environmental awareness by Green Yatra

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What is Environment ?? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ Environment” Photo. Gev.com 18 April. 2011. 30 Aug. 2011. <http://www.gev.com>

Why Care for Environment ?? ,[object Object],[object Object],“ Environment” Photo. CTSonline.ca 30 Aug. 2011. <http://www.CTSonline.ca>

Threats to Environment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Air Pollutants ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Effects of Air Pollution ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Polar ice caps melting Higher sea levels  floods “ Environment” Photo. Gabicilla.blogspot.com 19 Oct. 2011. 30 Aug. 2011. <http://www.gabicilla.blogspot.com> “ Flood” Photo. Southasia.oneworld.net 26 June. 2009. 30 Aug. 2011. <http://www.southasia.oneworld.net>

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Protect Environment (What can we do?) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ Bicycle Cycling” Photo. bicyclecycling.com 30 Aug. 2011. <http://www.bicyclecycling.com>

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Water Pollution Stop misuse and wastage of water!!!

Causes Dhobi Ghat on river plastics and garbages dumped into river “ Washing of our sins and clothes at Ganges” Photo. indianimages.com 30 Aug. 2011. <http://www.indianimagescom> “ Rag pickers collect plastic wastes on the banks of river Yamuna” Photo. 2space.net 19 Oct. 2009. 30 Aug. 2011. <http://www.2space.net>

Contd. Clay idols discarded into river Human corpse discarded into river “ Human corpse” Photo. Forums.earthnetworks.com 30 Aug. 2011. <http://www.forums.earthnetworks.com> Ecofriends.org 30 Aug. 2011 <http://www.ecofriends.org>

Oil Spills A bird covered with oil Oil spill cleaning process “ Oil Spill” Photo. En.wikipedia.org 30 Aug. 2011. <http://www.en.wikipedia.org> Anand, Rajat “Oil Spill” Photo. Globalcrisisnews.com 22 May. 2010. 30 Aug. 2011. <http://www.globalcrisisnews.com>

Water Pollutants ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Effects ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Decreases dissolved oxygen concentration Affects aquatic life Itai Itai disease Minamata disease Thijssen, Sandy.“Itai itai disease” Physiology.be 30 Aug. 2011 . <http://www.physiology.be> Shareef, Rishan M..“Minamata disease” mrishaanshareef.blogspot.com 30 Aug. 2011. <http://www.mrishaanshareef.blogspot.com>

Soil Pollution It is the degradation of Earth's land surfaces by human activities and misuse of land resources.

Causes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Higher food demand Intensive agriculture Forest converted to agricultural fields monoculture Excessive use of fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides

Contd. ,[object Object],Construction, destruction of forests Informal settlements, poorly maintained sewage pipes Construction debris More land required for landfill sites “ Urbanization” Photo. Lv-staff.francisparker.org. 30 Aug. 2011. <http://www.blog.newscollective.com>

Effects ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What can we do? ,[object Object],[object Object]

Contd. ,[object Object],[object Object],Afforestation reduces soil erosion

Worst Environmental disasters ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sinha, Arpita. “Justice still eludes Bhopal gas survivors” Photo. Blog.newscollective.com 14 June. 2010. 30 Aug. 2011. <http://www.blog.newscollective.com>

2) Chernobyl Disaster ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Loup, Kibiloki. “Chernobyl Disaster” Photo. Electrodes.wordpress.com 12 July. 2009. 30 Aug. 2011. <http://www.electrodes.wordpress.com>

3) Kuwait Oil well fire ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ Kuwait oil well fires 1991” Photo backwoodsweb.com Aug.1991. 30 Aug. 2011. <http://wwwbackwoodsweb.com>

Sustainable Development ,[object Object],“ Sustainable Development” Photo. Sthelens.gov.uk. 30 Aug. 2011. <http://www.sthelens.gov.uk>

About Green Yatra Green Yatra is a registered non-profit trust and a non-government organization (NGO) dedicated to the protection and conservation of our Mother Earth and it’s environment. Green Yatra was started and run by individuals who share a strong love and passion for protecting and respecting our only source of life—Mother Nature. visit us @: www. greenyatra.org Contact us @: [email_address] Be with us in twitter: https://twitter.com/Greenyatra Join us face to face us in facebook: http://www.facebook.com/greenyatra

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