Item 2.b The transformative effects of the Paris Agreement
Role of an individual in conservation of natural resourses
1. ROLE OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN CONSERVATION
OF NATURAL RESOURCES
2. NATURAL RESOURCES
A natural resource can be defined
as any component of the natural
environment that can be utilised by
man to sustain his life and promote
his welfare
4. Some resources such as
air,water,food,and land are important
because with out them life can not be
sustained.
They are called as life supporting systems
Other resources fulfil our needs
But the amount of natural resources per
year began decreasing
Rapid rate of consumption may lead to
complete depletion or loss of natural
resources
5. REASONS FOR RAPID RATE OF
CONSUMPTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
1.POPULATION INCREASE
•About 80 million people are added every year to the
worlds population
•Global population may double every 30 years or so
•This exponential growth of human population is causing a
grate pressure on our resources and resulting a steady
impoverishment of biological systems
6. 2.INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Fundamental change in mans relationship with
the nature began with scientific and industrial
revolution
Growth and development through science,
technology and industrial expansion
This marked the beginning of the exponential
rate of consumption of natural resources
8. 1.INDIVIDUALS ROLE IN
WATER ECONOMY
The measures to conserve
water resources include
Not keeping water taps
running
Check water leak and
repair
Adopt minimum water
use patterns
installing water saving
toilets that use optimum
water per flush
9. Adopting rain water harvesting devices in your
house to conserve water for future use
Collect waste water in your home and use it for
watering kitchen garden
Filling water in washing machine to the level
required for the cloths to be washed
Watering lawn and kitchen garden plants in the
evening to minimise evaporation losses and not
watering them in the mid day
Cooperate beach clean up activities in coastal
areas
Save wetlands ,lakes,ponds,wells,etc.
10. Observe march 22 as
world water day
Observe February 2
as world wetland day
Join youth water
team or any such NGO
engaged in water
conservation
11. 2.INDIVIDUALS ROLE IN FOREST
CONSERVATION
The measures to conserve forests ,save trees, and
planting new trees include-
Not felling the trees in forests ,farms,roads,or houses
if they are green
Not uprooting the existing trees while constructing
a house but planting fast growing plant species in
open area of the house
Planting ornamentals,herbs,shurbs,or suitable trees
in and around the house
maintain lawn and garden in open place in your
house ,if possible
12. Participating in community
plantation programmes
Encourage mass scale tree
plantation programmes
Cooperate with NGOs
engaged in saving trees
Plant trees generously in
barren fields
Tag tree plantation with year
ceremonies such as birth day,
marriage anniversary etc.
Observe July 1-7 as
vanmahotsava week
13. •Observe December 11
as mountain day –
mountains being a
souses of fresh water
•Encourage ‘adopt a
tree programme’ ie,
‘each one tree one’
•Observe march 21 as
forest day
•Discourage using paper
for correspondence and
promote use of paper
14. 3.INDIVIDUALS ROLE IN
CONSERVATION OF MINERALS
Some of the measures to conserve minerals are
•Minimise the use of minerals which are likely to
be depleted or exhausted
•Minimise use of jewellery to conserve scarce
minerals
•Recycle and reuse minerals and glasses
•Buy durable products that lasts long
•Buy efficient vehicles
•Repair and reuse bicycles
•Use recyclable utensils
15. 4.INDIVIDUALS ROLE
IN FOOD SECURITY
Some of the measures to
achieve food security are
Sustainable use of food and
not wasting it
Eating only as much as
required for sustenance of life
Consuming local and
seasonable vegetables and so
as to save energy on their
transportation, storage and
preservation
16. Buy only organically grown
food
Discourage packed ,canned
and preserved food
Shift from non vegetarian
to vegetarian
Observe October 16 as
world food day and
November 21 as world
fishery day
17. 5.INDIVIDUALS ROLE IN
ENERGY CONSERVATION
AND SAVING ENERGY
Some of the measures are
Turning off lights ,fans, or
other electric appliances when
not in use
Replacing tube lights with
CFLs and LED s
Construct buildings in such a
way that maximum amount of
sunlight can be obtained
Try to dry cloths in sunlight
instead of drier of washing
machine
18. Using solar cookers for cooking food
Buying energy efficient appliances,
always checking energy consumption
figure
Minimise use of automobiles by using
bicycles, public transport, carpooling etc.
Trying to reside near the place of work, if
possible
Keeping vehicles tuned for low
consumption of fuel
Checking fuel consumption data while
buying a new vehicle
Following the advice given by petroleum
conservation research association
19. Wearing adequate woollen clothes during winter
instead of using heat convector
Growing deciduous trees at proper place out side
the house. they will cut off intense heat during the
summers ,cut off electricity consumption and will
provide a cool breeze
Observe December 14 as world energy conservation
day
20. 6. INDIVIDUALS ROLE IN SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE AND SOIL PROTECTION
Some of the measures are
Reducing use of chemicals
such as fertilizers and
pesticides to check soil
pollution
Using bio fertilizers
Using biological control
measures for pest control
Avoid over irrigation
without proper irrigation to
prevent water logging
21. Discouraging monoculture
practise in agriculture
Adopting mix cropping
Adopting drip irrigation to avoid
washing out soil nutrients
Observing December 23 as
world farmers day
Observing June 17 as a day to
combat desertification and
deserts
Observe November 21-27 as
national land resource
conservation week