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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..