Environment – Our Responsibility
Understanding, Protecting, and
Sustaining Our Planet
What is the Environment?
• • The environment includes all living and non-
living things around us.
• • It provides the resources we need to survive.
• • A balanced environment is essential for life
to thrive.
Types of Environment
• 1. Natural Environment: Forests, mountains,
rivers, oceans, air
• 2. Built Environment: Cities, buildings, roads
• 3. Biotic & Abiotic Components:
• • Biotic: plants, animals
• • Abiotic: air, water, soil
Importance of the Environment
• • Supports life systems
• • Maintains climate balance
• • Provides resources like food, fuel, medicine
• • Enables biodiversity
• • Ensures future sustainability
Major Environmental Problems
• • Air and water pollution
• • Deforestation
• • Climate change and global warming
• • Plastic waste
• • Loss of biodiversity
Causes of Environmental
Degradation
• • Industrialization
• • Urbanization
• • Overpopulation
• • Excessive use of natural resources
• • Lack of awareness and negligence
How Can We Protect the
Environment?
• • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ♻️
• • Save water and electricity 💡
• • Plant more trees 🌳
• • Use eco-friendly products 🧼
• • Support green policies and laws
Role of Youth and Society
• • Promote awareness campaigns
• • Volunteer for cleanups
• • Educate others
• • Practice sustainable habits
• • Demand environmental justice
Government and Global Efforts
• • Environmental Protection Act
• • Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Namami Gange
• • Global Agreements: Paris Agreement, UN
SDGs
• • Conservation programs: Project Tiger,
National Parks
Conclusion
• • The environment is our shared
responsibility.
• • Small actions lead to big changes.
• • Let’s work together to create a greener,
cleaner, and safer planet for all.
Thank You
• “Be the change you want to see in the world.”
– Mahatma Gandhi