Essay on Environment - Class 10 PDF Download

There is a close relationship between living organisms and environment. Ecology is the branch of science that studies the interaction between organisms and their environment.

The interaction of living beings, including human-beings, brings changes in the environment. Similarly, livings beings also display changes within them with the change in the environment.

Thus, the environment can be thought of in a way that is:

• General: the whole natural world can be referred to as ‘the environment’.
• Specific: an animal’s environment is their particular habitat, where they thrive.
• More abstract: a term that refers to the delicate ecology of planet.
• Our natural environment consists of land (soil), water (rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, ponds), atmosphere (weather, climate, temperature), living organisms (animals, plants), non-living

• Adverse effects of human activity on environment

  Human activity has caused several adverse effects on the Environment.

• The discharge of untreated industrial wastes, and other unsafe substances into water bodies has caused water pollution.
• The air is contaminated because of the uncontrolled release of harmful industrial and vehicular smokes into the air.
• Our environment also suffers from soil and noise pollution.
• The excessive emission of greenhouse gases has caused an increase in surface temperature of planet earth and ultimately leading to a situation called Global warming.

• Save environment

  It’s time to take care of our environment. Human-beings and other living creatures depend upon environment and natural surroundings. The activities of human beings cause severe harm to the environment. The following measures can save our environment:

• Pollution control laws should be imposed strictly. 
• Restriction on the use of fossil fuels should be imposed. When we burn fossil fuels, it releases harmful gases into the environment and pollutes it. In its place, the usage of non-conventional sources of energy should be encouraged.
• Emission of carbon-dioxide and other greenhouse gases should be reduced to save our environment from the threat of Global warming.
• We should all put effort to conserve natural fresh water, where-ever possible. Besides protecting the various ecosystemsthat depend on fresh-water, the preservation of fresh water also reduces the costs involved in re-processing the water to make it re-usable.
• We can plant more trees and support the afforestation and reforestation projects.
• Waste reduction and waste recycling can have a positive impact on the environment.

• World Environment Day

  Every year, people and organizations around the world observe 5th of June as the World Environment day. The objective behind celebrating this day is to create awareness among people to take positive actions for the protection of environment.