ENVIRONMENTAL

PROBLEMS,
ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS AND
SUSTAINABILITY
 NEED FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS
It is essential to make the public aware of the formidable consequences
of the Environmental Degradation, if not retorted and reformative
measures undertaken would result in the extinction of life. We are facing
various environmental challenges. It is essential to get the country
acquainted with these challenges so that their acts may be eco-friendly.
When the use of renewable resources exceeds its natural replenishment
rate, destruction of ecosystem and extinction of wildlife that makes the
supply drops is called environmental degradation.
Some of these challenges are as under:
1.Growing Population
• A population of over thousands of millions is growing at 2.11 per cent
every year. Over 17 million people are added each year. It puts
considerable pressure on its natural resources and reduces the gains of
development. Hence, the greatest challenge before us is to limit the
population growth. Although population control does automatically lead
to development, yet the development leads to a decrease in population
growth rates. For this development of the women is essential.
2. Poverty
• India has often been described a rich land with poor people.
The poverty and environmental degradation have a
nexus(connection) between them. The vast majority of Indian
people are directly dependent on the nature resources of the
country for their basic needs of food, fuel shelter and fodder.
About 40% of people are still below the poverty line.
Environment degradation has adversely affected the poor
who depend upon the resources of their immediate
surroundings. Thus, the challenge of poverty and the
challenge environment degradation are two facets of the
same challenge. The population growth is essentially a
function of poverty. Because, to the very poor, every child is
an earner and helper and global concerns have little
relevance for him.
3. Agricultural Growth
• The people must be acquainted with the methods to sustain
and increase agricultural growth with damaging the
environment. High yielding varieties have caused soil salinity
and damage to physical structure of soil.
4. Need to Ground water
• It is essential of rationalizing the use of groundwater.
Factors like community wastes, industrial effluents
and chemical fertilizers and pesticides have polluted
our surface water and affected quality of the
groundwater. It is essential to restore the water quality
of our rivers and other water bodies as lakes are an
important challenge.
5. Development and Forests
• Forests serve catchments for the rivers. With
increasing demand of water, plan to harness the
mighty river through large irrigation projects were
made.
 LIST OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION CAUSES
POOR FARMING PRACTICES,
LAND AND SOIL DEGRADATION EXCESSIVE USED OF FERTILIZERS
AND PESTECIDES
DISPOSAL OF LARGE AMOUNT OF
WATER DEGRADATION INDUSTRIAL WASTE OR ILLEGAL
DUMPING
ATMOSPHERIC DEGRADATION DEPLETION OF THE OZONE LAYER

NATURAL RESOURCES OVERPOPULATION AND OVER-

DEGRADATION EXPLOITATION OF RESOURCES
LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY DESTRUCTION OF WILD FORESTS
 Based on the identified
environmental degradation and
its causes, do you think we are
affected by those degradation?
How are we affected?
 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

- is the degradation on quality and quantity

of the natural resources. In simple words,
pollution is the contamination of the
environment by a chemical or other agent
such as noise, heat that is harmful to health,
survival, or activities humans or other
organisms.
 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
TWO SOURCES OF POLLUTANTS
1. POINT SOURCE – comes from a single place.
ex. factories and powerplants

2. NON- POINT SOURCES – comes from many

places, all at once.
ex. during thunderstorm, from rainwater, run
off and etc.
REPUBLIC ACT 9003 (ECOLOGICAL SOLID
WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000)

In partnership with stakeholders, the law aims to

adopt a systematic, comprehensive and ecological
solid waste management program that shall ensure
the protection of public health and environment.
The law ensures proper segregation, collection,
storage, treatment and disposal of solid waste
through the formulation and adaptation of best eco
-waste products
REPUBLIC ACT 9275 (PHILIPPINE CLEAN
WATER ACT OF 2004)

The law aims to protect the country's water

bodies from pollution from land-based
s o u r c e s ( i n d u s tr i e s an d c o m m e r c i al
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)

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
REPUBLIC ACT 6969 (TOXIC SUBSTANCES,
HAZARDOUS AND NUCLEAR WASTE
CONTROL ACT OF 1990)

The law aims to regulate restrict or prohibit the

importation, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution,
use and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures
the present unreasonable risk to human health. It
like w ise p ro hib it s t he e nt r y, ev e n in t ransit , o f
hazardous and nuclear wastes and their disposal into
the Philippine territorial limits for whatever purpose;
and to provide advancement and facilitate research
and studies on toxic chemical
 REPUBLIC ACT 9512 (NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION
ACT OF 2008)
AN ACT TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
AWARENESS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL

The Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD), in coordination with the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (DENR), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and
other relevant agencies, shall integrate environmental education in its school curricula at all
levels, whether public or private, including in barangay daycare, preschool, non-formal,
technical vocational, professional level, indigenous learning and out-of-school youth
courses or programs. Environmental education shall encompass environmental concepts
and principles, environmental laws, the state of international and local environment, local
environmental best practices, the threats of environmental degradation and its impact on
human well-being, the responsibility of the citizenry to the environment and the value of
conservation, protection and rehabilitation of natural resources and the environment in the
context of sustainable development. It shall cover both theoretical and practicum modules
comprising activities, projects, programs including, but not limited to, tree planting; waste
minimization, segregation, recycling and composting; freshwater and marine conservation;
forest management and conservation; relevant livelihood opportunities and economic
benefits and other such programs and undertakings to aid the implementation of the
different environmental protection law.
REPUBLIC ACT 10121 ( PHILIPPINE DISASTER
RISK AND REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
ACT OF 2010)
An act strengthening the Philippine
disaster risk reduction and management
system, providing for the national
disaster risk reduction and management
framework and institutionalizing the
national disaster risk reduction and
management plan, appropriating funds
therefor and for other purposes.
REPUBLIC ACT 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.
It is the policy of the State to afford full protection and
the advancement of the right of the people to a
healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and
harmony of nature. In this light, the State has adopted
the Philippine Agenda 21 framework which espouses
sustainable development, to fulfill human needs while
maintaining the quality of the natural environment for
current and future generations.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

development that meets the needs

of the present without
compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own
needs.
 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

(3 COMPONENTS/PILLARS)
PEOPLE

PLANET PROFI
T

The three pillars of sustainability are often also

referred to as people, profit, and the planet. They
are also known as the 3 Ps of sustainability,
triple bottom line, or 3 principles of sustainability
The environmental pillar involves regulations, laws, and
other tools used to deal with environmental facts and
issues such as the management of land, freshwater,
oceans, forests, air, natural resources, and wildlife.
The social pillar refers to initiatives, public policies,
planning, and regulations supporting social issues. These
include things such as fighting poverty, social justice,
peace, promoting diversity, quality of living, access to
healthcare, education, community development, cultural
heritage, and some aspects of religion.
The economic pillar of sustainability is essential for the
business’s existence: a business needs to be economically
viable to be sustainable. At the same time, a sustainable
business should look at profitability as just one component
of the company’s strategy.
GOALS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

(17 GOALS)
What is the reason
why UN members
created this SD
goals?
To end poverty, to
protect the planet and
to ensure that all
people will enjoy
peace and prosperity