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Seminar
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 Content
• What are Natural Resources?
• Value of Natural Resources
• Types of Natural Resources
• Uses of Natural Resources
• Major problems with Natural Resource
conservation
• Policy gaps
• Reference
 What are Natural Resources?
•Natural resources occur naturally within environments
•Natural resource is often characterized by amounts of biodiversity and geo
diversity existent in various ecosystems.
•Any material which is part of earth and satisfy human need and add value
is called as resource. Example: rocks, minerals, soil, rivers, plants &
animal.
•Human is a resource because developing his skill, he can develop other
resource by adding value to the physical material .
 Value of Natural Resources
 Economic value- Production of things from
natural resources

 Legal value- Clean air, Fresh water, Healthy

animal and human beings

 Aesthetic value- Beauty of village, roads,

ponds and their agricultural fields
 Types of Natural Resources

 Biotic : Resources which are living in nature. Example: Forests ,Animals

etc.

 A biotic : Resources which are non-living in nature. Example: Air ,Water

etc.

OTHERS Renewable : Resources which can be replenished easily.

Example: Sunlight
 Natural Resource
• It is the form of matter/energy which is
available in the earth and get used by living
thing.
Eg:air,water,soil,minerals,fossil-fuel,wildlife.
 Category Of Natural Resource
• Renewable

• non-Renewable
 FOREST

 In
In Ahirori,
Ahirori, there
there are
are no
no forest
forest but
but some
some villagers
villagers have
have planted
planted
Mango,
Mango, Eucalyptus,
Eucalyptus, Popular,
Popular, Sagaun
Sagaun etc
etc in
in their
their own
own field
field for
for
commercial
commercial purpose.
purpose.

 For
For this
this some
some local
local level
level traders
traders support
support him
him for
for growing
growing
such
such trees
trees in
in their
their own
own land
land for
for commercial
commercial purpose
purpose only.
only.

 Uttar
Uttar Pradesh
Pradesh Forest
Forest Corporation
Corporation also
also plants
plants Shrubs
Shrubs plant
plant in
in
public
public land
land every
every year
year but
but people
people can
can care
care of
of itit because
because they
they
don't
don't aware
aware for
for natural
natural resources
resources in
in their
their future.
future.

SOLAR LIGHT

 In In Ahirori,
Ahirori, TheThe Solar
Solar street
street lights
lights are
are being
being setup
setup which
which is
is under
under ““
13
13th Vitta
th
Vitta Yojaya"
Yojaya" in
in year
year 12-13.
12-13.

 There
There areare some
some private
private companies
companies who who have
have entered
entered into
into the
the solar
solar
light
light business
business where
where they
they collect
collect larteins
larteins in
in morning
morning and
and charge
charge them
them
in
in their
their grid
grid station
station and
and dispatch
dispatch in in evening
evening toto each
each household.
household.

 They
They only
only have
have to
to pay
pay minimal
minimal costcost of
of Rs
Rs 100
100 per
per month.
month. SoSo this
this
model
model savessaves environment
environment and and even
even money
money burns
burns in
in buying
buying kerosene
kerosene
oil
oil for
for lightening.
lightening.
Soil / Land Resources

 InIn the
the area
area of
of study
study the
the soil
soil was
was found
found very
very productive
productive as
as
availability
availability of
of water
water isis excellent.
excellent.

 The
The pulses
pulses grown
grown there
there are
are good
good in
in quality
quality and
and quantity
quantity
wise.
wise.

 The
The agricultural
agricultural land
land isis large
large than
than other
other lands
lands like
like grassing
grassing
land
land & & fallow
fallow land.
land.

 Soils
Soils are
are getting
getting polluted
polluted day
day by
by day
day by
by excess
excess use
use ofof
fertilizer
fertilizer and
and pesticides.
pesticides.

Water Resources

 In In the
the natural
natural resources,
resources, Ahirori
Ahirori is
is very
very rich
rich in
in water
water
resources
resources like
like Wells,
Wells, Canal,
Canal, Ponds,
Ponds, Mini
Mini Lake,
Lake, Rivers
Rivers etc.
etc.

 Generally
Generally wells
wells are
are private
private property
property there
there but
but Canal,
Canal, Ponds,
Ponds,
Rivers
Rivers and
and Mini
Mini Lake
Lake are
are public
public property.
property.

 Department
Department of of Water
Water management,
management, Department
Department of of
Irrigation
Irrigation Uttar
Uttar Pradesh
Pradesh are
are major
major institutions,
institutions, who
who manage
manage the
the
water
water resources.
resources.
 ANIMALS

 Animals
Animals areare major
major resource
resource ofof livelihood
livelihood after
after agriculture.
agriculture.

 In In the
the wild
wild animals,
animals, Nilgai
Nilgai and
and Jackal
Jackal is
is aa most
most populated
populated
animal
animal who’s
who’s affected
affected negatively
negatively toto farmers.
farmers.

 The
The quality
quality and
and population
population ofof pet
pet animal
animal are
are increasing
increasing day
day
by
by day
day for
for only
only commercial
commercial propose.
propose.

 Fodders
Fodders areare getting
getting polluted
polluted dayday byby day
day by by excess
excess use
use of
of
fertilizer
fertilizer and
and pesticides.
pesticides. This
This is
is directly
directly impacting
impacting to to animals.
animals.

Resource: www.google.co.in
Uses of Natural Resources
Natural Resources Uses
Air (Wind) Required for all living things for breathing, Use to
produce wind energy.
Animals / Plants Provide food, cloth, shelter, medicine. Used as mode
of transport. Animal dung can be used as
fuel/fertilizer.
Soil Used as the primary nutrient source for plants. It is
the habitat of many organisms.
Solar Light Provide light, energy and help to plants for making
their foods
Wood / Tree Used as construction material. Used to make
utensils, furniture and sporting equipments.
Water Used in household, agriculture and transportation.
 Major problems with Natural
Resource conservation
•Low awareness for conservation of natural resources.

•Exploitation of living natural resources for economic gain.

•Values and knowledge about the species and ecosystem

inadequately known.

•Unplanned urbanization and uncontrolled industrialization.

 Major Natural Resource threats

•Habitat destruction

•Extension of agriculture

•Filling up of wetlands

•Conversion of rich bio-diversity site for human settlement and industrial

development

•Uncontrolled commercial exploitation

FLOOD
FLOOD
 Policy gaps
• Lack of policies for protection of wetlands, grasslands and
other areas.

• Inadequate enforcement of existing laws

•Inadequate implementation of eco-development

programmers

•Need for enhanced role of NGOs and other institutions

•Need for political commitment and good will.

•Need for providing Institutional support like Banks, FI

•Lack of Local community participation

 Reference
• www.google.com
• www.wikipedia.com
• www.studymafia.org
• www.pptplanet.com
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