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Actions for Saving the Environment

                 Some actions that you can take for yourself and encourage your friends, family and neighbours to take are:

                      Factors                       Avoid                                      Prefer

                  Air pollution    Burning materials, such as burning wheat  Using natural ventilation or fans in place of air
                                   or rice straw in agricultural field       conditioners
                  Energy use       Leaving  electrical lights or  appliances on,  Using public transport buses and cycles
                                   when not required                         (instead of cars), using solar or wind energy
                  Water pollution  Throwing waste in rivers and lakes        Using recycled water or water harvested
                                                                             through rains for watering garden plants

                  Waste            Using plastic bags                        Segregating waste before throwing, so that
                                                                             the biodegradable waste can be harvested

                  Chemicals in     Using chemical pesticides or fertilisers  Organic (natural and chemical free) food to
                  food                                                       promote organic farming
                  Forest Plants    Over-use of paper should be avoided       Reusing paper for making paper based products
                  Water            Over-use of water should be avoided       Reducing water use during bathing by using
                                                                             water filled in a bucket instead of shower


                         What is Sustainable Development?


                 Sustainable development was defined in the World Commission on Environment and Development 1987 Brundtland
                 Report "Our Common Future" as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the
                 ability of future generations to meet their own needs".
                 "Sustainable development is the development that satisfies the needs of the present without compromising the
                 capacity of future generations, guaranteeing the balance between economic growth, care for the environment, and
                 social well-being".
                 The purpose of sustainable development is to keep a balance between the economic, environmental, and social
                 needs. It requires the active participation of individuals, businesses, administrations, and countries around the
                 world to find better ways of doing things so that the present generation can give back to nature, for our future
                 generations to thrive. All the nations across the globe need to stand together to contribute in small actions to
                 bring long-term sustainability of the environment for sustainable social and economic growth.
                 It will help companies with innovative technologies flourishing all across the globe, people will have better jobs,
                 everyone will be able to afford nutritious foods without moving out of their native place, living in clean, healthy
                 setup with proper sanitation facility, they will have quality and affordable education, and technical advancement to
                 bring social and economical equality while keeping the environment safe.
                 Sustainable development includes the following:
                    • reducing excessive use of resources and enhancing resource conservation.
                    • recycling and reuse of waste materials.
                    • scientific management of renewable resources, especially bio-resources.
                    • planting more trees.
                    • using more environment friendly material or biodegradable material.
                    • green, grassy patches to be interspersed between concrete buildings.
                    • use of technologies, which are environmentally friendly and based on efficient use of resources.



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