Science and Technology Part -2 Many people come together to destroy the forest,
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2) Human being is creator : ….
4. Environmental Management
Man is creator not destroyer. Don’t feel proud of
Q. Explain the statement- ‘we have got this
destruction. Saving, nurturing and creating nature
Earth planet on lease from our future
is glorious for human being.
generation and not as an ancestral property
from our ancestors.’ 3) I am alone, What I can do? ….
Ans: When we claim something we actually feel Many people ask this question. But the story of
like we own it. When we own the thing we tend to molai Peyang is powerful inspiration for such
exploit it. By unlimited use, we are destroying the people.
mother Earth due to our greed. Mother Earth has
enough for everyone’s need but not for 4) Nothing is impossible:
everyone’s greed. The resources like land and
By the story of Jadhav Molai Peyang the following
water are limited and people are using the
inspirational quote of Swami Vivekananda comes
resources as a rate that is leading to exhaustion
true.
of these resources. This earth is given to us on
lease for use by the future generations and we ‘Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life-
should use it very carefully. It is our duty to think for it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the
preserve it for the next generation. This requires brain, muscle nerves, every part of your body, be
sustainable development. full of that idea and just leave every other idea
alone. This is the way of success.’
We should not behave as the owners of the
Earth, but we should understand that it is our duty Q. Write the names of biodiversity hot spots?
to preserve the Earth.
Q. Why does the human beings have
important place in environment?
Ans: 1) Human being is the only rational animal.
He thinks about past, present and future.
2) Only human being can understand his
responsibility towards environment.
3) Using his brain he may save the mother Earth.
4) Human being mostly exploits natural resources
of the mother Earth. He is responsible for the
present condition of environment. So, it’s his duty
to preserve the Earth by sustainable
development.
Q. What do we learn from the story of Jadhav
Molai Peyang?
Ans: By the story of Jadhav Molai Peyang, we
learn following things….
1) Change the attitude: …. Q. Which are the reasons for endangering the
many species of plants and animals? How can
we save those?
Ans: a) Reasons:
1) Rapidly growing population
2) Single crop method of forming.
3) Cutting and hunting or certain species of plants
and animals.
4) Increased manifolds.
5) Huge constructive works of dams, roads, a) Meaning: this symbol depicts a man, the
factories etc. today man, throwing garbage into a dustbin.
b) Message: It emphasize upon the
6) Pollution importance of a clean, waste free
b) Protection of rare species: environment.
1) Creating National Parks and Sanctuaries.
2) Declaring some areas as Reserved Bio-
diversity Zones.
3) To nurture some species of animal an plants in
zoological or botanical gardens, respectively.
4) To compile and document traditional
knowledge.
a) Meaning: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle are
5) Seed banks and Gene banks for preserving the the three pillars of the concept of recycling
genes of local varieties. that forms an essential ingredients of eco-
friendly concept.
6) Creating awareness.
b) Message: The symbol has three arrows,
Q. Which projects will you run in relation to in a triangle, indicating a hierarchy- Reduce
environmental conservation? How? then Reuse and finally Recycle. This symbol
is used as a worldwide sensation and a
Ans: 1) Using carry-bags made from clothes and universal symbol of recycling.
old saries.
2) Using small and clay model of Ganesh idol,
instead of huge and plaster made.
3) By avoiding Ganesh visarjen in rives and
drinking water ponds.
4) Crackers free Divali.
5) Celebrating ecofriendly Nagpanchami.
Q. What are the meanings of following a) Meaning: International Union for
symbols? What do you know about following Conservation of Nature is an international
symbols? organization working in the field of nature
conservation and sustainable use of natural
resources.
b) Headquarter: Glad, Switzerland. Created
in 1948.
c) Work: It provides public, private and non-
governmental organizations with the
knowledge and tools that enable human
progress, economic development and nature
conservation to take place together.
a) Meaning: The World Wild life Fund for
nature is international non-governmental
organization founded in 1961,
b) Work: The world’s leading conservation
organization, works in 100 countries in the
field of the wilderness preservation, and the
reduction of human impact on the
environment.
c) Headquarter: Glad, Switzerland.
d) Vision: Together we can protect life on
our planet- including our own.
a) Meaning: The IUCN Red List of
threatened species is the world’s most
comprehensive inventory of the global
conservation status of plant and animal
species.
b) Work: It uses a set of criteria to evaluate
the extinction risk of thousands of species
and subspecies. IUCAN Red List is most
recognizes as the most authoritative guide to
the status of biological diversity.
c) Pink pages of this book contains the
names of endangered species while
green pages contain the names of
previously endangered but presently safe
species.
