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scientific management of renewable resources like bio-resources
planting more and more trees
interspersing green grassy patches and trees between concrete buildings
using more environment friendly material and biodegradable material
using technologies that are environment friendly and help in e cient use of resources
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call of action with the aim to end poverty, protect the
planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. The SDGs were launched at the United Nations
Sustainable Development Summit in New York in September 2015. It formed the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development. It set targets that the countries have to work towards and achieve these aims by 2030. The
17 SDGs have aimed to take care of important issues related to businesses, governments and society. Also,
other issues like poverty, gender equality, water use, energy, climate change and biodiversity are highlighted.
Countries are planning policies and regulations that will promote sustainable systems needed in all economic
sectors to provide a secure affordable and sustainable economy.
Recap Zone
Environment consists of the resources and conditions that nature provides to human.
Natural environment consists of all the living and non-living things.
Ecosystem is a system which consists of all plants, animals and humans who are dependent on each
other.
he interaction and interference of society with the environment sometimes affects the ecological
balance in the nature.
Wind energy is the energy harnessed from the motion of wind using turbine or windmill.
Solar energy is harnessed from the sun using solar panels.
rop rotation is the practice of planting different crops in the same farm to enhance soil fertility and
maintaining the bind of the soil.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call of action with the aim to end poverty,
protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
Resources that the nature has provided are utilised by human beings for the purpose of survival and
welfare.
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