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EIS Lecture SUSTAINABILITY CLO2
EIS Lecture SUSTAINABILITY CLO2
http://www.agc.gov.my/agcportal/uploads/files/Publicati
ons/LOM/EN/Act%20127.pdf
❑ Mechanisms of control
➢ licensing & approval for existing operation;
➢ prohibition of equipment and material
➢ EIA requirement
❑ Part 2 Administration:
➢ Assigned power given to DG /other officers (3) for administer the act.
▪ Among the state duty of administration include;
✓ Control the issuance of license
✓ Undertake survey & investigation of pollution sources
✓ To conduct, promote & coordinate research related to pollution
✓ Recommend standard and criteria for protection.
❑ Part 3 Licenses:
Seen in this way, sustainability has to do with preserving resources and energy
over the long term rather than exhausting them quickly to meet short-term needs
or goals.
Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Future.
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/5987our-common-future.pdf
Environmental Social
Air Pollution
Deforestation
Consequence
to earth
Water Pollution
Soil Erosion
❑ Population growth
➢ Population growth is one of the most significant causes of environmental problems. Humans require
energy, space and resources to survive. According to the Clean Water Action Council, population growth is
the biggest threat to the environment. The human population is rising beyond the Earth's ability to
regenerate. Population growth leads to scarce sources of water in places around the world, along with
scarce cropland, declining fisheries and forests and species extinction.
❑ Poverty
➢ Poverty is a significant cause of environmental problems. For example, deforestation leads to increasingly
devastated land. Forests in these nations are damaged exponentially because timber companies,
agricultural businesses and local populations use forest resources for survival.
❑ Wasteful Use of Resources
➢ The practice of wasting valuable resources such as water, food and electricity by human can contribute to
environmental problems.
Source: https://classroom.synonym.com/five-stages-addressing-environmental-problem-6136280.html
✓ 17 mature trees,
✓ 26 m3 of water,
✓ 2.3 m3 of landfill space,
✓ 2 barrels of oil (84 US gal or 320 l), and
✓ 4,100 kilowatt-hours (15 GJ) of electricity
(US EPA, 2010)
Save enough energy to power the average Malaysian home for six months.