Chapter 1 Nat Con

NATURE

CONSERVATIONBFC10102

Dr. Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed

Room 9, Level 3, North Tower, FKAAS Building

Office Tel No: 07-4564371; email: [email protected]

UTHM, Sem 1 2014/2015

Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering

WELCOME..

Course: Nature Conservation

Code: BFC 10202

Lecture: 2 hours / week

Aims of Programme: File of PEO & PLO

Aims of Course: File of RPP

Course E-Learning-Author

Class Leader Appoinment

Important Dates

Test 1 : 17/10/2014; 8-9 malam, Dewan F2 atas (Week 6)

Test 2 : 28/11/2014; 8-9 malam, Dewan F2 atas (Week 11)

Individual Assignment due date: 30/10/2014 (Week7)

Project Presentation: Week 9-11 (It depends on the lecturers section requirement)

NATURE CONSERVATION

BFC10102

Chapter 1: Introduction to Nature Conservation

Chapter 1:

Introduction to Nature Conservation

Topics: (3 hours lecture)

1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment The link

1.2 Impact of human activities to natural

environment historical version

1.3 Why conservation for natural environment?

1.4 You as the steward

Objectives of this Part

To learn about the natural environment

To understand the impact of human activities on the natural environment

To appreciate the need to maintain a good natural environment

To realize the responsibility of human as khalifah

Chapter 1: Introduction to

Nature Conservation

1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment

Quiz 1 (20 mins)

A questionnaire will be given to you

The aim of this questionnaire is to gauge your knowledge on conservation of the natural

environment

Please answer each question as briefly as possible

Your name is important as we would do some follow ups if there is a necessity

Quiz 1

Name, origin (town, country), age, religion

Previous learning institute (e.g. polytechnics/high school etc)

Quiz 1: Answer briefly

Biodiversity

1. What is biodiversity

2. Give five examples of biodiversity

3. What are threats to biodiversity

Conservation

1. What is meant by conservation

2. List 5 reasons why conserve nature

3. List 3 global changes and 2 kinds of pollutions

People & nature

1. How do people alter nature

2. What can people do to protect nature

What you see in this picture?

What you see in this picture?

Picture A Picture B

Which one is natural

environment?

Which one is man-made?

What you see in this picture?

What is the link between

natural environment and mad-

made?

The Natural Environment

1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment

Components of nature: living and non living

Formation of Earth

Living things on Earth

Interactions

Evolutions

The Built Environment

1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment

Man-made

Road, buildings, bridges, dams, canals, parks

Tools vehicles, machinery

Man use energy and materials to built

Produce waste

The Link

1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment

Increasing need for built

environment due to increasing

human population and modernization

Occupy same

space spatial issue

Existing at same time

temporal issue

Built environment houses, schools, garden (landscaping), man-made lakes (all to do with civil engineers!)

Natural environment forest, sea, rivers, mountains, grassland, desert

Similarities: abiotic (non-living) and biotic components, occupy same space (biosphere), using same resources

Differences: human creation, renewable resources

1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment

Environmental problems

1.2 Impact of Human Activities to

Natural Environment

a. What is it?

b. Causes?

c. Effects?

d. What can

you do about

it?

Pollution

Global changes

Loss of biodiversity

1.2 Impact of Human Activities to

Natural Environment

List of Major Environmental Issues

Affecting Communities in Malaysia

location Nature of

industry

Socio impact Communitys pledge

Advocating

NGO

Gebeng,

Kuantan

Pahang

Rare-earth

processing

Health hazards

caused by

radioactivity

Close plant

Stop operation

Save Msia,

Stop Lynas.

Stop Lynas

Coalition

Himpunan Hijau

2.0

Pengerang,

Johor

Large scale

petrochemical

industry

Forced

resettlement

including

schools,houses,

graveyards,

temples,

masjid;

fish depletion

caused by land

reclamation;

potential health

hazards by

Stop project

Reject resettlement

Save Pengerang

Coalition

Angry lobsters

List of Major Environmental Issues

Affecting Communities in Malaysia

location Nature of

industry

Socio impact Communitys pledge

Advocating

NGO

Tanjung Bin,

Johor

Coal power plant Air pollution

causing

respiratory

problems

amongst malay

villagers

Stop the plant

Control pollution

JARING

Sahabat Alam

Malaysia

Long Pasia,

Sabah

logging Logging causing

serious flood and

erosion

Stop logging -

Baram,

Sarawak

Baram Dam @

Hydroelectric

project

Forced

resettlement,

land lost, cultural

erosion, survival

threatened

Stop the dam project Save Rivers

Sarawak

Baram

Protection

Committee

Raub, Gold mine Already seen Close mine Bukit Koman

1.3 Why Conservation for

Natural Environment?

Is this the way to conserve natural environment?

How does conservation comes

about?

The old way.. The best way..

Conservation

Why is conservation important to the world?

Why is conservation important to Malaysia?

Who is responsible for conservation?

Practical examples of successful conservation effort Taman Negara Endau Rompin,Belum, Tg Piai,

gajah- Kuala Gandah, Kuala Krau,

Responsibilities of human being

1.4 You as the Steward

To belief in Him

To take care of his creation

We are cutting down forests for making

our homes. We are continuing with an

excessive consumption of natural

resources. Their excessive use is resulting

in their depletion, risking the life of our

future generations. Is this conservation?

Activity

Please read the article

SUSTAINABILITY : LINKING BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT written by Prof DatinDr Maryati Mohamed and Prof Dr Dato Mohd. Noh Dalimin to enhance your understanding for this

topic.

We will be discussing about the topic content for

the next lecture.

Group Project and Individual briefing

Project presentation - Refer to handout

Individual presentation Refer to handout

Something to ponder..