...Nowadays in China, one issue is getting more and more severe as the increasing development of China’s economy, that is, environmental pollutions. Starting with air pollution, along with water pollution and soil pollution, China is currently facing the most serious problems than ever before. Establishing of many industrial factories has made China a top share in manufacturing. However, neglecting of protecting the environment while developing manufacturing has already resulted in lots of problems, such as the PM2.5 problem in many major cities, as well as the extreme lack of clean drinking water. On the other hand, concerns over global environmental issues, such as global warming, depletion of the ozone layer, deforestation, loss of biodiversity, trans-boundary movement of acid rain, and hazardous waste, etc., are mounting worldwide. About 25 years ago, a law named Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, which set out basic principles and directions for formulating environmental policies, was enacted on December 26, 1989. This Law was formulated for the purpose of protecting and improving people's environment and the ecological environment, preventing and controlling pollution and other public hazards, safeguarding human health and facilitating the development of socialist modernization. The law has stated that The state shall encourage the development of education in the science of environmental protection, strengthen the study and development of the...
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...QUESTIONNAIRE Topic-“Human Sustains Nature Detains” Q.1)The usage of four wheelers has considerably increased in the last 15 years.Do you think it is harming the environment? a)Yes b)No c)May Be d)Not thought of A.1) Yes, the number of vehicles, not just four wheelers, has increased many folds, leading to air pollution, noise pollution and felling of trees, since more roads need to be built to accommodate the vehicular density of this city. Q.2)Do you prefer microwave cooking over gas cooking at home? a)Sometimes b)Never c)Occasionally d)Always A.2) I sometimes prefer to use the microwave for short term heating purpose only. For an extended stretch of time, always use the piped natural gas (PNG) as it is more eco-friendly. Q.3)When you go to a mall for shopping do you carry a jute bag or paper bag with you? a)Yes b)No c)Sometimes d)I prefer to purchase it A.3) I carry a bag made from fabric when I go shopping since it can reused and avoids wastage of money on new carry bags on each visit. Q.4)How much water do you consume while washing your car or two wheeler? a)4 buckets b)2 buckets c)1 bucket d)I use sponge wash A.4) A bucket or half seems essential to wash the dirt away if it is done on daily basis. Q.5)Do you reuse the leftover water in any other form? a)Sometimes b)Never c)Always d)All the water is consumed A.5) Leftover water, especially that emitted from the air-conditioners serves well to flush the toilets since it is slightly acidic in nature due...
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...GREEN BUSINESS PRACTICES: BALANCING ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DESIRES MUKHTAR AHMAD1 Abstract Individual organization government and even business enterprises are becoming more and more environmental conscious. This environmental consciousness has lead to the emergence of green business practices .Green business involves promotion and production of eco-freie3ndly products. This research paper presents the detailed study on the concept of green business practices which are essential for improving environmental condition in a profitable manner. This paper primarily focuses on fulfilling responsibilities towards environment through following green practices, and secondly, it explains the competitive advantages of green business. Green business...
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...agriculture is - ecological agriculture. Eco-agriculture is based on the ecological theory, which means in a certain region, organized and planned agricultural production. Protecting the natural resources and make the economic become efficiency. Therefore, ecological agriculture is the sustainable development of agricultural development. Ecological agriculture cannot only improve the environment but also can reduce the energy consumption and keep high economic efficiency. In order to solve the contradiction between economic development and the protection of the ecological environment, the international community and governments have put forward various development models and strategies over the years. Since the 1990s, two important concepts have been put forward in the world: Knowledge economy, one is the circular economy. Recycling economy is the inevitable choice to realize the sustainable development strategy. So the circular economy is very important. The three principles of the circular economy are a reduction, re-use, and resource-based. "Reduce" means to minimize the consumption of resources and waste in the course of production and service. "Recycling" means the continued use or repair, refurbishment or remanufacturing of the product or the disassembled parts, and the extension of the life cycle of the product as much as possible. "Recycling" means the maximum conversion of waste into resources. Recycling economy can reflect both the resource-saving and environment-friendly....
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...impactful reasons the environment is suffering, the 1st I feel comes from human population. The increase in human population adds to the problem being that we use various resources that are considered to be harmful to the environment. As the population increases so does usage as well as demand for more innovative ways that can keep up with these demands. People naturally pollute the environment, there are things in place that help to offset and educate around this however the issue still remains. “Factories are another cause of pollution, with factories in operation the pollutants that come from them are harmful to not only our air space but the eco system overall” (Robert J. Carson 2016). There have been a lot of factories shut down as a result of this; however it seems that machines continue to take over in place of manual labor jobs in order to cut cost. Industrialization exist solely on the basis of convenience, there is more focus on how to get something done quickly instead of safer. Sprays such a deodorants and various aerosols have an effect on the environment too such as the ozone layer. The various things that I described all help to provide convenience, however this comes at a cost to our environment that we live in as these shorts cuts hurt or echo system. The convenience is great; the realization is that our planet is slowly suffering so there are now stricter regulations that help to control these things. Looking at the ways this impacted the environment, let take a look...
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...BY 130 Study Sheet for exam #1 Environmental Science -What is it The study of interactions between organisms and their environment. Scientists from many fields provide data to help citezens understand how the world works. -depends on scientific data: Science provides data for citezens so that they can make an informed decision. -scientific method used to collect unbiased data – know the steps – -observations -further observation -hypothesis -experiment if experiment agrees with hypotheseis it becomes a theory, if not it goes back to observation step Environmental movement -Impact of Silent Spring on the environmental movement Silent Spring, written by Rachel carson, a marine biologists, brought about the idea of harmfull pesticided to the public. She initiated environmental awareness which started the modern environmental movment. DDT was banned also. -know what the Environmentalist's Paradox is Over the past 40 years, human well-being has improved, BUT, Natural Ecosystems that provide us with goods and services have declined. -what types of environmental degradation were citizen becoming aware of in the 1950s Citizens were becoming aware of air and water pollution in the 50’s. Also the loss of soil was a concern in the 50’s. -what impact did the Great Depression have on conservation Durring the great depression, conservation provided environmental protection jobs. The CCC was created. Surring the great depression, factories were created...
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...Current issue in Peru(ecotourism) Introduction Ecotourism is a new and developing industry that has great potential to help protect the rainforest of Peru and the indigenous peoples that survive within it. The International Ecotourism Society defines it as "responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people." Present Nowadays travel agency can offer different options of expeditions in Peru, for ex :expedition in the Andes mountain range, explorations in the Amazon Basin ets. Peru houses the highest diversity of fish, birds, and butterflies on the planet and ranks third in amphibians and mammals. These statistics all contribute to the ecotourism possibilities in the country of Peru. The International Ecotourism Society believes that Ecotourism will keep the impact of tourism minimal and also create awareness for conservation and provide benefits for the environment Current Issues Today, there are many indigenous and ethnic groups that remain are fighting for survival. The industry of ecotourism can help to understand the importance of protecting indigenous peoples. It empowers local communities to thrive, even while integrating their lives with tourists. The ecotourism field needs to keep developing in order to help sustain the people and wildlife within the Amazon. While the livelihoods of indigenous peoples are at stake, the rainforest is also in danger. The rainforest has been abused through deforestation...
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...importance of protecting the environment in order to remain the nature beauty of the Earth. He is inspired by the environmental issues happening around Japan or even the globe which reflects the attitude of the people who mistreat the environment. In Nausicaa of the valley of the wind, in 1984, the film stresses the idea of protecting the environment. This film was released by the recommendation of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). He built up a character, Nausicaa, who is a strong woman from the Valley of the Wind who involved in a struggle with Tolmekia, a kingdom that tries to use an ancient weapon to get rid of a jungle of mutant giant insects. Nausicaä must think of some ways to overcome this situation. He gets his idea from the post-World War II pollution of Japan’s Minamata bay. The incident started with the wastes which was accumulated in the bay and soon cause the mercury poisoning of the people who ate the fish ( Griesbauer). After the people realized the truth, they stop consuming this kind of fish. On the other hand, the fish were still be able to survive under this severe condition in the bay. In Nausicaa, he illustrated the fukai (Sea of Decay), fungi, giant insects, and deadly plants which represented the severe condition of the environment. The colour used on the environment was dull to show the consequences of destroying the nature. In his another well-known product, My neighbor Totoro (1988), it again showed the mistreatment towards the environment by the mankind...
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...-5 (1), 2012 European Journal of Economic and Political Studies Green Marketing and Its Impact on Consumer Buying Behavior Aysel Boztepe1 Abstract This study aims to give information about the effect of green marketing on customers purchasing behaviors. First of all, environment and environmental problems, one of the reason why the green marketing emerged, are mentioned, and then the concepts of green marketing and green consumer are explained. Then together with the hypothesis developed literature review has been continued and studies conducted on this subject until now were mentioned. In the last section, moreover, questionnaire results conducted on 540 consumers in Istanbul are evaluated statistically. According to the results of the analysis, environmental awareness, green product features, green promotion activities and green price affect green purchasing behaviors of the consumers in positive way. Demographic characteristics have moderate affect on model. Keywords: Green Marketing, Environmental Awareness, Green Product Features, Green Promotion, Green Price, Green Purchasing Behavior. 1 Fatih Universtity, ayselbalaman@hotmail.com 5 Aysel Boztepe Introduction While globalization process continues in its full speed across the world, this process has also brought some problems with it. Leading one of these problems is environmental problems that affect all living beings negatively. These aforementioned environmental problems have started to come to...
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...ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS Every organization has rules, regulations, and guidelines that help govern the conduct of their employees, global marketing decisions, and environmental factors. Environmental factors are often divided into two categories namely macro environment and microenvironment. In addition, environmental factors can be political, social, ecological, cultural, technological, and ethical in nature. Whereas, any organization that develops a product or service globally must consider the impact each of the environmental factors may have. For instance, factors can result in the failed attempt to market a product, which may be successful domestically, in other countries where there is a significant market potential. Furthermore, this essay will identify the environmental factors that affect global and domestic marketing decisions, impacts of technology, and the importance of social responsibility and ethics as related to PepsiCo marketing. PepsiCo is a world leader in convenient snacks, foods, and beverages with revenues of more than $39 billion and over 185,000 employees, which conducts both domestic and global marketing(PepsiCo, 2009). At the same time, PepsiCo is committed to protecting their natural resources and operating in a way that minimizes the environmental footprint, with the goal of reaching a net-neutral impact. In addition, as a multinational company, PepsiCo value the unique contributions and perspectives that people from different culture bring to...
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...Published by the Ecological Society of America Number 10, Winter 2003 Issues in Ecology Sustaining Healthy Freshwater Ecosystems Issues in Ecology Number 10 Winter 2003 Sustaining Healthy Freshwater Ecosystems SUMMARY Fresh water is vital to human life and economic well-being, and societies extract vast quantities of water from rivers, lakes, wetlands, and underground aquifers to supply the requirements of cities, farms, and industries. Our need for fresh water has long caused us to overlook equally vital benefits of water that remains in stream to sustain healthy aquatic ecosystems. There is growing recognition, however, that functionally intact and biologically complex freshwater ecosystems provide many economically valuable commodities and services to society. These services include flood control, transportation, recreation, purification of human and industrial wastes, habitat for plants and animals, and production of fish and other foods and marketable goods. Over the long term, intact ecosystems are more likely to retain the adaptive capacity to sustain production of these goods and services in the face of future environmental disruptions such as climate change. These ecosystem benefits are costly and often impossible to replace when aquatic systems are degraded. For this reason, deliberations about water allocation should always include provisions for maintaining the integrity of freshwater ecosystems. Scientific evidence indicates that aquatic ecosystems can be protected...
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...However, only recently corporations started integrating sustainability as the part of their business strategy as they came to recognize that it is an essential part in growing and establishing themselves as the leader in the competing environment. A well-executed sustainability strategy can enhance the company’s value and reinforce competitive advantage in the market while protecting the capital base. The balance of power has shifted between corporations and it is important to balance economic prosperity along with environmental and social dimensions. Sustainable business strategy represents a marked shift in traditional business practices and companies who do not adapt to the changes in these practices in order to achieve sustainable profitability will be more likely to face the brand value decline or even extinction in the future. For instance, the change represents the need to understand how all three dimensions affect each other and companies ought to consciously create new consumer preferences. However, a lot of companies still are missing guidelines to implementing a marketing strategy of sustainability as an essential part, which is at the core of ensuring organizational, social, economic and environment growth while managing overconsumption issues (White, 2011). Current researches tend to focus on developing a more sustainable approach on product design, pricing, promotion and distribution when it comes to the sustainable business strategy and companies are widely integrating...
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...constant seamless energy flow is key to maintaining the thriving economic growth of the UAE, even increasing it. In relation, the eventual limitedness and diminishing of petroleum in the Gulf region over the next half century squeezes the issue further more and turns it into a national concern; predominately with the possible repercussions on the UAE’s prosperous economy. Looking forward, the UAE government is embarking upon a nuclear program to build four nuclear reactors at Barakah near the capital Abu Dhabi by 2020, declaring nuclear energy to be the most practical solution to the rapidly growing energy requirements in the UAE. Critics of this plan deem it to be expensive, extremely risky, and an unwise move given the UAE’s geographical position in the middle of an area sparked by political tension due to nuclear issues in Iran and terrorist organizations in the Levant and Yemen. Despite the aforementioned criticism, nuclear energy is unequivocally the most efficient solution to address the rapidly growing energy requirements in the UAE, a capable long-term replacement for oil, and a potential imperative factor in mitigating CO2 emissions in the UAE, consequently preserving the environment and the ecological system of the UAE. Economics, the Environment, and Nuclear Energy Nuclear energy is a viable, commercially competitive option which would contribute to the UAE’s economy and future energy security. To begin with, the UAE relies on natural gas and oil to produce 98 percent of...
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...Everywhere in the world, the issue of climate change presents an archetypal environmental problem. Communities often fight governments, both at the state and national levels in a bid to protect the environment they have known for ages. Governments, on the other hand, protect these natural settings by formulating laws and policies that ensure the society does not lose its treasures[1]. However, some seek to use the protected spaces as a means of developing projects that will provide the state or nation with more resources, revenues and products. These may be good developmental projects, but they ought to protect the environment first before they can sell such ideas to a conservative society. As in all other nations, Australia has also been engulfed in a fight to save the environment as the government looks at creating developmental projects that will necessary block any advantages that the local community has enjoyed since time immemorial[2]. By seeking to repeal at least 60% of protection that the New South Wales Far North Coast’s forests, wetlands and wildlife habitant, the government is slowly seeking to destroy the local community. Conservatives will agree that the best way of protecting the environment is by setting aside a portion of some indigenous scenery and protect it from encroachment[3]. However, encroachment is still a biting problem and the recent statements by the authorities only heighten the environmental issues at hand. Legal processes and issues have arisen with groups...
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...to protect the environment and the future of our world. The growing demand for consumer products and number of countries industrializing, with little or no regulation, is the main reason for the call of more regulation. Protecting the environment, while meeting the worldwide demand for economic growth, will in many instances require joint efforts among nations and their individual governments. In this paper will discuss one of the countries, Russia. We will analyze the history of Russia and pollution, the government involvement, and we will make a comparision and identify some legal cases on the issue in Russia and finally sum up the findings. Brief History of Russia In the former Soviet Union, the government promoted production at all costs for decades. The strategy for economic growth in the USSR was established in the first Five Year Plan of 1929, and remained fundamentally unchanged for the next 50 years. At the time of the 1917 revolution, and despite a drive for industrialization in the late 19th century, economic development in Russia had continued to lag well behind that of the major Europeans countries and the United Sates. By the late 1930s, following enormous losses incurred during World War I and the sub- sequent civil war, and the perceptions of an increasing threat of further military conflict, the objective of catching up with the West became the dominant influence on economic policy. The extent of pollution and ecological collapse in Russia...
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