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Session 1
Session 1
Ecology
Biological science that studies the relationships
between living organisms and their environment.
Biodiversity
Variety of life forms on the Earth.
Environmental Science
An interdisciplinary study that uses information from
physical sciences and social sciences to learn how the
earth works, how we interact with the earth and how to
deal with environmental problems.
Significance of biodiversity
* Result of 3.5 billion years of evolution.
Habitat destruction
Invasive species
Pollution
Human Over Population
Overharvesting.
Habitat Destruction
eg: In the name of development forests are destroyed leading to destruction of
habitats of wild animals and thereby increasing man animal conflicts
Invasive species
Non-native to one ecosystem and whose introduction causes or is likely to
cause harm.
eg: Aquatic weed - water hyacinth - was introduced into India.
Smothered many ponds and lakes
Cause obstacles in water transportation and affects aquatic life.
Pollution
Overpopulation
Existing human population exceeding the carrying capacity of Earth.
Human population may reach almost 11 billion by the year 2100.
-Colin Sullivan, Scientific American, June 2013)
Source: http://www.evidenceunseen.com/articles/prophecy/overpopulation/
Overharvesting
Bottom trawling
Bottom trawling
SOME CONSEQUENCES OF
THREATS TO ECOLOGY..
Adult victims
CAUSES
1. Improper sewage system due to which untreated sewage
water overflows and joins storm water drains, mixes with rain
water, which in turn flows to Bellandur lake via Koramangala
and Challaghatta Valley.
* Result - Explosion of rats and wild dogs and the spread of diseases
resulting in an estimated costs of up to 1,700 billion.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080503/images/03vulture.
THE CAUSE?
VIDEO 1
KEDAR NATH FLOODS
video 1.mp4
Ocean floor before and after trawling A beautiful coral reef formation
The objective of this session is to think about how we relate ourselves or our
identity to our culture and ecological environment
How we can look at sustainable development and work towards it achieving it.
NATURE
BEHAVIOUR
CULTURE &
VALUES COMMUNITY
You identify yourself with your natural ecology, any destruction of that natural
ecology has an impact on you/ your self.
ECOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE
How knowing the hidden impacts of what we buy can change ever
everything!!- Daniel Goleman, 2009
We think about our planet, we think how our behaviours impacts and we
behave in more collaborative way
Activity - 2
Online version-
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Excellence and Service
Christ University
An analysis that gauges our impact on the planet's biological systems, the
ecological footprint measures human consumption of natural resources in
comparison to Earth's ecological capacity to regenerate them. Individually, each of
us has "a footprint," and, collectively, they aggregate across geographical zones
and other means of classification.
video 2.mp4
The student will work in groups to select an ecological issue, discuss the issue to
determine its causes and effects then develop solutions for the issue based on the
discussions in class like biodiversity,
ecological intelligence and so on.
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