Over the past centuries, man has irretrievably destroyed parts of nature. In the meantime not only many animal and plant species are threatened with extinction. The whole ecosystem earth is endangered. And although the first international conference on nature conservation took place in Berne as early as 1913, the state of the environment has continued to deteriorate globally.
The former German Minister of the Environment Klaus Töpfer once jumped in a diving suit in the Rhine. He wanted to prove that the river is clean enough to bathe in. Although this action chased many a contemporary at the end of the 80s, many European rivers, including the Rhine and even the Elbe, which was once heavily contaminated, are cleaner today. Decades of reminders from environmentalists and water experts have contributed to the fact that many waters have been salvaged with state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plants and forward-looking legislation.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Pollution and destruction
- Clean drinking water
- Traffic pollutes the air
- Fertilizer and garbage - poison for the soil
- Resource exploitation
- Use of natural resources
- Environmental consequences along the entire value chain
- The social side of resource use
- Ideas to protect the environment
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This text explores the environmental consequences of human activity over the past centuries, focusing on the detrimental impact of pollution, resource exploitation, and the need for sustainable practices. The text emphasizes the importance of environmental awareness and action to safeguard the planet's ecosystems and natural resources.
- Environmental pollution and its consequences
- The impact of resource exploitation on the environment and society
- The importance of sustainable resource management
- The social and environmental challenges of global resource use
- The need for international cooperation to protect the environment
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
- Pollution and destruction: This chapter examines various forms of pollution, including water pollution, air pollution caused by traffic, and soil pollution resulting from fertilizers and waste. It highlights the global problem of environmental contamination and its impact on human health and ecosystems.
- Resource exploitation: This chapter analyzes the consequences of resource use, from the extraction of raw materials to their processing and final disposal. It emphasizes the environmental and social burdens associated with each stage of the value chain, including pollution, resource depletion, and societal inequalities.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
This text focuses on environmental pollution, resource exploitation, sustainable development, environmental protection, water pollution, air pollution, soil pollution, resource management, value chain, environmental impact, social implications, and global resource use.
- Quote paper
- Besnik Ramadani (Author), 2018, Pollution and destruction. Resource exploitation and ideas to protect the environment, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.hausarbeiten.de/document/412796
