CHITKARA UNIVERSITY
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ROLE OF INDIVIDUAL IN
CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBMITTED TO:- SUBMITTED BY:-
Ms. RIPIKA NEHUL KASHYAP
(ASSISTANT PROFESSOR) (2340991033)
NATURAL
RESOURCES
◦Natural resources are materials and substances that
exist in nature and are valuable to humans .
◦Natural resources includes air, water, forests, animals, fishes,
marine life, biomass, fossil fuels, like coal, petroleum and
natural gases, wild life, renewable energy sources like solar
energy, wind energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy etc.
RENEWABLE
RESOURCES
◦Renewable resources are natural resources that are
replenished by natural processes over a short period,
making them sustainable for continuous use without
permanent depletion.
◦Examples include solar and wind energy, water, air,
biomass, and geothermal energy.
NON-RENEWABLE
RESOURCES
◦A non renewable resource is a natural resource that cannot be
re-made or regrown at a scale comparable to its consumption.
◦Non-renewable sources are not environmental friendly and can
have serious effect on our health.
◦They are called non-renewable because they cannot be re-
generated within a short span of time.
◦Non-renewable sources exist in the form of fossil fuels, natural
gas, oil and coal.
FOREST
RESOURCES
◦Scientists estimate that India should ideally have 33% of its
land under forests. Today we have only about 12%.
◦Forest resources are the various natural products,
services, and benefits that forests provide to humans
and ecosystems, including wood products like timber
and firewood, food and medicine raw materials for
industries, and essential environmental services such
as climate regulation, water purification, and soil
protection.
USES :-
◦They increase the moisture content in the atmosphere and thereby
provide additional precipitation(i.e., rainfall) in the locality.
◦They minimise the extreme variation in climatic condition and make the
climate more equable.
◦They control floods during heavy rain by absorbing excess rain water.
◦They prevent soil erosion by checking the force of flowing of water.
◦The thick roots of the trees absorb large quantity of water thus, forest
help in the flow of rivers and streams.
DEFORESTATION
◦Deforestation means reckless or large-scale felling or cutting
of trees by man for commercial and other purposes.
◦The effects are severe, resulting in habitat loss for
wildlife, increased soil erosion, a reduction in soil
fertility, a rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide, and
contributions to global warming and climate change.
CAUSES OF DEFORESTATION
◦Soil degradation and soil erosion.
◦Destruction of natural habitat and loss of wildlife.
◦Changes in climatic condition.
◦Environmental pollution.
◦Damage to ecosystem
◦Reduction in soil moisture.
WATER RESOURCES
◦Water resources are natural freshwater sources like
rivers, lakes, and groundwater, along with oceans and
other sources, which are essential for agriculture,
industry, and domestic use.
◦While 67% of Earth's surface is covered by water, only less
than 2.7% of global water is freshwater.
◦Most of the freshwater (2.05%) are locked in ice caps and
glaciers. Only less than 0.7% is available for human use.
OVER UTILISATION AND POLLUTION
OF SURFACE AND GROUND WATER
◦With the growth of human population there is an increasing need
for larger amounts of water to fulfil a variety of basic needs. Today
in many areas this requirement cannot be met.
◦Most people use more water than really needed. Most of us waste
water during a bath by using shower or during washing of clothes.
Many agriculturists use more water than necessary to grow crops.
◦Agriculture also pollutes surface water and underground water
stores by the excessive use of chemical fertilizer and pesticides.
WATER
MANAGEMENT
◦Develop few catchment dams.
◦Treatment and recycling municipal waste water for
agricultural use.
◦Preventing leakages from dams and canals.
◦Effective rain water harvesting in urban environments.
◦Water conservation measures in agriculture such as using
drip irrigation.
MINERAL
RESOURCES
◦Mineral is a naturally occurring substances of definite chemical
composition and identifiable physical properties.
◦Minerals are formed over a period of millions of years in the
earths crust.
◦Iron, aluminium, zinc, manganese and copper are the important
raw materials for the industrial use.
◦Minerals with special properties that humans values such as
diamonds, emeralds, rubies. The lustre of gold, silver, and
platinum are used for the ornaments.
MINING
◦The extraction of the minerals and their ores from the earths
interior so that they can be used. This process is known as
mining.
◦Mines are of two types surface or deep or shaft mines.
FOOD RESOURCES
◦Food resources are sources of sustenance for organisms,
primarily obtained from plants and animals through
agriculture, animal husbandry, and fishing.
◦Key plant-based resources include cereals like rice and wheat
for carbohydrates, pulses such as lentils for protein, and
oilseeds like soybeans for fats, as well as fruits, vegetables
, and spices. Animal resources include meat, milk,eggs, and
fish.
◦Healthy food resources are essential for human growth and
survival
MAJOR FOOD
SOURCES
WORLD FOOD PROBLEM
◦In many developing countries where populations are expanding
rapidly, the production of food is unable to keep pace with the
growing demand.
◦Food production in 64 of the 105 developing countries is lagging
behind the population growth levels. These countries are unable to
produce more food, or do not have the financial means to import it.
◦India is the one of the country that have been able to produce
enough food by cultivating its large proportion of land through
irrigation.
LAND RESOURCES
◦Man needs land for building homes, cultivating food,
developing industries for providing goods, and for creating
towns and cities.
◦If land is utilized properly it can be considered as renewable
resources.
◦Land is also converted into a non renewable resources when
highly toxic industrial and nuclear wastes are dumped on it.
LAND DEGRADATION
◦Land degradation is the reduction in the land's ability
to perform its functions, driven by both human
activities like deforestation, overgrazing, and
unsustainable agriculture, and natural factors such as
climate change, droughts, and floods.
◦The use of more and more chemical fertilizers poisons to the
soil so that eventually the land becomes unproductive .
ROLE OF INDIVIDUAL IN
CONSERVATION OF NATURAL
RESOURCES .
◦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.
ROLE IN WATER
CONSERVATION
◦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.
◦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.
ROLE IN MINERAL
CONSERVATION
◦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.
ROLE IN FOOD
CONSERVATION
◦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.
◦Buy only organically grown food.
◦Discourage packed ,canned and preserved food.
◦Shift from non vegetarian to vegetarian.
ROLE IN LAND
CONSERVATION
◦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.
LET’S SUMMARIZE :-
◦ Natural resources
- Renewable resources
- Non-Renewable resources
◦ Forest resources
◦ Water resources
◦ Mineral resources
◦ Food resources
◦ Land resources
◦ Role of individual in conservation of natural resources
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