List various problems related to Environment which you visualize in your locality and suggest suitable measures to curb them.
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Environmental issues are the result of harmful effects of hu-
man activities on the biophysical environment. Social and en-
vironmental movements can address the environmental issues
through advocacy and activism.
The carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gases (CHG) in
the atmosphere has already exceeded 400 parts per million
(NOAA) (with total “long term” CH4 exceeding 455 parts per
million) (intergovernmental panel on climate change report).
The amount of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere is already
above the threshold (Tipping Point) that can potentially cause
dangerous climatic changes. “We are already at risk of many
areas of pollution. It’s not next decade, it’s’ now.”-report from
the UN office for the coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(OCHA).
Major environmental issues include climate changes, pollution,
environmental degradation and resources depletion. The con-
servation movement lobbies for the protection of endangered
species and protection of any ecologically valuable natural are-
as, genetically modified foods and global warming.
The nature has always given a lot to the human beings, but
very rarely the people had responded to the nature in the way
they were actually supposed to reciprocate. Human beings
have always been known for being the superior one com-
pared to the nature because of their thinking ability. But then
one should not forget that the relationship between men and
nature is interdependent. There are some people who have a
very strong intellect and they do feel like doing their bit for
nature. But the problem with them is that they feel they are
alone in this self initiated go green campaign. As a result, they
land nowhere in this long struggle and give up.
Types
The major problems in our local environment are abandoned
vehicles, air pollution, Stray animal’s nuisance, flooded sewers,
litter, mobile phone masks, noise, pest control, traffic manage-
ment and parking, waste disposal, etc.
Environment problems can further be classified as local or re-
gional on the basis of the area which they are affecting.
A small place in Delhi like rohini or pitampura is facing wa-
ter shortage. This problem is not facing by any other state or
country then it is a local environmental issue.
The earlier environmental problems caused by people were
local in nature. Many of today’s environmental problems are
also local, where “local” may refer to a municipal jurisdiction,
a neighbourhood or ever a specific property, such as dump or
industrial site. Air, water and soil pollution are all examples of
local environmental problems.
Reduced habitat caused by urbanisation or industrial activities,
perhaps even leading to extinction of endemic species, other
examples are local deforestation , soil erosion or loss of soil
fertility due to industrial agriculture.
Many local environmental problems may create a nuisance,
but this does not mean they are sustainable scale problem.
A local environmental problems becomes a sustainable scale
problem if:-
1. A local non renewable resource is being used
2. A local renewable resource or sink is being used faster than
it can be renew