NSTP1 LESSON #01
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
“ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT”
ENVIRONMENT
-All the living and nonliving factors affecting an organism and
ultimately determining its form and survival.
-All external factors influencing the life and activity of people, plants
and animals.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
According to UNESCO:
“Environmental education is a learning process that increases people’s
knowledge and awareness about the environment and associated
challenges, develops the necessary skills and expertise to address the
challenges, and fosters attitudes, motivations and commitments to
make informed decisions and take responsible actions.”
GOALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
-To improve the quality of environment.
-To create awareness among the people on environmental problems
and conservation.
-To create an atmosphere so that people participate in decision-
making and develop the capabilities to evaluate the developmental
programs.
THE COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ARE:
1.Awareness – Awareness about environment and its problem.
2.Knowledge – Basic knowledge about environment.
3.Attitude – a sense of responsibility towards the environment.
4.Skills – Skills to solve environmental problems.
5.Participation – Participate in programs related to environmental.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural
environment by individuals, organizations and governments, for the
benefits of both the natural environment and humans.
WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
-Environmental management is concerned with the man environmental
interface, the complex boundary where bio-physical and socio cultural
systems interact (Hare, 1970).
-An approach which goes beyond natural resource management,
to encompass the political and social as well as the natural
environment (Clarke, 1999).
-It is an attempt to control human impact on and the interaction with
the environment in order to preserve natural resources.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
- At the global scale and in the broadest sense, environmental
management
involves the
* Oceans
* Fresh water systems
* Land and
* Atmosphere
But following the sustainability principle of scale it can be equally
applied to any ecosystem from a tropical forest to a home garden.
CHARACTERISTIC OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
1. It deals with world affected by humans;
2. It supports sustainable development
3. It demands a multidisciplinary approach;
4. It has to integrate different development view points;
5. The time-scale involved extends the short term and concern ranges
from
local to global;
6. It seeks to integrate natural & social science, policy making and
planning
This Environmental management implies an element of conscious
choice from a variety of alternative proposals and furthermore that
such a choice
involves purposeful commitment for recognized and desired
objectives.
AREAS THAT NEED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
-Population increase and health services
 -Treatment of pollutants (air, water, and solid) generated from various
sources
-Pollution level in air and soil
-Development of non-polluting renewable energy sources like wind,
solar, biomass etc.
-Solid waste utilization through recycling
-Biodiversity conservation
-Environmental awareness in society
SIGNIFICANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
-Environmental Management is an approach which integrates
Ecology, Policy making, Planning and Social development.
Its main objectives are as follows:
a. To prevent and solve environmental problems.
b. To establish limits
c. To develop research institutions and monitoring systems.
d. To warn threats and identify opportunities.
e. To suggest measures for resource conservation.
f. To develop a strategy for the improvement of quality.
g. To suggest long-term and short-term policies for sustainable
development.
h. To identify new technology for future development
CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
-It’s an attempt to control human impact on and interaction with the
environment in order to preserve natural resources
-Environmental management focuses on the improvement of human
welfare for present and future generations.
-Administrative functions that develop, implement, and monitor the
environmental
policy of an organization.
-Environmental management implies not only a mere management of
environment
but it is essentially the management of various activities with
intolerable constraints imposed by the environment itself and with full
consideration of ecological factors.
-Thus it involves environmental planning, conservation of resources,
environmental
status evaluation and environmental legislation and administration.
CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
-Is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while
preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in
the present, but also for generations to come.
-The development initiatives be initiated in such a way that the future
generations
can enjoy the benefits of Nature without any compromise.
-Sustainable development is a development that meet the needs of the
present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their
own needs
LESSON #02
PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS
PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENT
1. NATURE KNOWS BEST
-This principle is the most basic and, in fact, encompasses all the
others. In essence people must not go against the natural process if
they would like to ensure a continuous and steady supply of resources.
In nature, nutrients pass from the environment to the organism and
back to the environment. Any disruption in the cycle can bring about
imbalance.
2. ALL FORMS OF LIFE ARE IMPORTANT
-Each organism plays a fundamental role in nature. All living things
must be considered valuable in the maintenance of stability in an
ecosystem. It is easy to appreciate the beautiful butterflies especially
knowing their important role in pollination.
3. EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED TO EVERYTHING ELSE
-In an ecosystem, all components interact with each other to ensure
the system is continued. Any outside interference may result in an
imbalance. Deforestation in the mountains may affect the lowlands,
resulting in floods, drought, or erosion. What happens in one country
may even affect other countries.
4. EVERYTHING CHANGES
-The only permanent thing is change. Change may be linear, cyclical,
or random. An example of linear change is the evolution of a species.
Cyclical changes is the eruption of a volcano, like Mt. Pinatubo
bringing great upheaval in many parts of Luzon
5. EVERYTHING MUST GO SOMEWHERE
-When a piece of paper is thrown away, it disappears from sight
but it does not cease to exist. It simply goes somewhere else. Wastes
can either be pollutants or resources. We need to change or "throw-
away" society attitude in order to develop better methods of waste
management and recycling.
6. OURS IS A FINITE EARTH
-The earth's resources can be classified as either renewable or
nonrenewable. Renewable resources, like water, air, plants,
and animals, can easily be replenished by natural cycles.
Nonrenewable resources, like minerals, oil, and coal cannot
be replenished through natural cycles. Awareness of the
earth's limited resources should lead to a conscious effort to
change one’s attitude as a consumer.
7. NATURE IS BEAUTIFUL AND WE ARE STEWARDS OF
GOD’S CREATION
-This principle is inherent in most religious and tribal beliefs.
Teachings of Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam enjoin everyone to
respect all life and order of nature. This law also tells us that there are
limits to the population that an area can support to prevent exhaustion
of resources, limits to the amount of yield that an area can produce at a
particular time to maintain its ability to sustain life.
8. THE AMOUNT OF LIFE NATURE CAN SUPPORT IS LIMITED
-Carrying capacity is the maximum number of individuals of a given
species which can be supported by a particular habitat or ecosystem
without damaging it. For example, a typical Filipino bahay kubo can
only support a limited number of family members; the presence of too
many residents results in overcrowding. Therefore, nature has its own
processes or mechanisms to regulate the population of a species within
or environment.
9. HUMAN PROGRESS MUST CONSIDER ITS EFFECT ON
NATURE
-Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without
comprising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Development is viewed as essential in improving the quality of human
life,
yet human activities often change the environment and destroy or
damage natural resources. Sustainable development strives for human
progress without threatening the environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
REPUBLIC ACT 9003
ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT of 2000
-Provides the legal framework for the country’s systematic,
comprehensive and ecological solid waste management program that
shall ensure protection of public health and the environment. It
underscores, among other things, the need to create the necessary
institutional mechanisms and incentives, as well as imposes penalties
for acts in violation of any of its provisions.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9729
CLIMATE CHANGE ACT OF 2009
 An act mainstreaming climate change into
government policy formulations, establishing the
framework strategy and program on climate
change, creating for this purpose the climate
change commission and for other purposes.
REPUBLIC ACT 9275
PHILIPPINE CLEAN WATER ACT OF 2004
The law aims to protect the country's water bodies from
pollution from land-based sources (industries and commercial
establishments, agriculture and community/household
activities). It provides for comprehensive and integrated
strategy to prevent and minimize pollution through a multi-
sectoral and participatory approach involving all the
stakeholders.
REPUBLIC ACT 8749
PHILIPPINE CLEAN AIR ACT OF 1999
Polluter’s must pay. This is the principle
behind this act.
The law aims to achieve and maintain
clean air that meets the National Air Quality
guideline values for criteria pollutants,
throughout the Philippines, while minimizing
the possible associated impacts to the
economy.