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NATURE
CONSERVATION
BFC10102
Prof Madya Dr Rafidah Hamdan
Room 7, Level 3, North Tower, FKAAS Building
Office Tel No: 07-4564369; email: maya@uthm.edu.my
Chapter 1: Introduction to
Nature Conservation
Chapter 1:
Introduction to Nature Conservation
Conservation
1. What is meant by conservation
2. List 5 reasons why conserve nature
3. List 3 global changes and 2 kinds of pollutions
Picture A Picture B
Formation of Earth
Interactions
Evolutions
1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment
Produce waste
1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment
Occupy
same
space
spatial
issue
Increasing need
for built
environment due
to increasing
human population
and modernization
1.1 Built vs. Natural Environment
Environmental problems
a. What is it? Pollution
b. Causes?
c. Effects? Global changes
d. Whatcan
you do about
it?
Loss of biodiversity
1.2 Impact of Human Activities to
Natural Environment
List of Major Environmental Issues
Affecting Communities in Malaysia
location Nature of Socio impact Communitys Advocating
industry pledge NGO
Tanjung Bin, Coal power plant Air pollution Stop the plant JARING
Johor causing Control pollution Sahabat Alam
respiratory Malaysia
problems
amongst Malay
villagers
Baram, Baram Dam @ Forced Stop the dam project Save Rivers
Sarawak Hydroelectric resettlement, Sarawak
project land lost, cultural Baram
erosion, survival Protection
threatened Committee
1.3 Why Conservation for
Natural Environment?