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Environmental laws

The document outlines environmental laws and principles emphasizing the interconnectedness of ecosystems, the importance of biodiversity, and the need for conservation and ecological technology. It categorizes environmental laws into air quality, water quality, waste management, contaminant cleanup, chemical safety, and wildlife protection, while also introducing green, blue, and brown laws. Additionally, it lists specific Philippine environmental laws for student reporting, providing a framework for understanding and addressing environmental issues.

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Environmental laws

The document outlines environmental laws and principles emphasizing the interconnectedness of ecosystems, the importance of biodiversity, and the need for conservation and ecological technology. It categorizes environmental laws into air quality, water quality, waste management, contaminant cleanup, chemical safety, and wildlife protection, while also introducing green, blue, and brown laws. Additionally, it lists specific Philippine environmental laws for student reporting, providing a framework for understanding and addressing environmental issues.

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PART 2

ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND PROTECTION

ENVIRONMENT
➢ a complex system that deals with a network of living and non-living entities
➢ the aggregate of social and cultural conditions that influence the life of an
individual or community
➢ All the circumstances, people, things, and events around them that influence
their life.

The Seven Environmental Principles (Barry Commoner)


I. Everything is connected to everything else.
Ecosystem
• is the basic functional unit of nature
• is the interaction of the community (living components) and the non-living environment
II. All forms of life are important (thus, the need for biodiversity)
♣ All organisms have a role in the ecosystem (niche)

Biological Diversity or Biodiversity-Is the variety of all life forms on Earth


– plants, animals, microorganisms.

III. Everything must go somewhere (thus, too much can cause pollution)
● Waste Management
● Environmental Management Systems
IV. Ours is a finite earth (thus, the need for conservation)
⮚ Trends in Paradigm

V. Nature knows best (thus, the need for ecological technology)


“Nature must be obeyed first before it can be commanded”
♣ Humans should first understand nature and follow its laws
♣ Humans should not go against natural processes if we want a sustained yield of natural
resources

Natural Processes
• Food Chain
• Energy Flow
• Diversity
• Evolution
• Ecological succession
• Ecological control or cybernetics
• Biogeochemical cycles (e.g. carbon-oxygen cycle, nitrogen cycle, water cycle
Disruptions are in the form of:
• Illegal logging
• Indiscriminate kaingin-making and forest fires
• Dynamite and cyanide fishing
• Habitat destruction resulting in biodiversity loss

VI. Nature is beautiful and we are stewards of God’s creation


♣ Divinity in all forms of life.
♣ Religion is one of the most influential aspects that affect values and the environment.

VII. Everything changes.


• Linear change – evolution of species
• Cyclical Change – influenced by time such as seasons
• Random Change – eruption of Mt Pinatubo

Ecosystem is the basic structural and functional unit of ecology. Also, open to the flow of
energy and materials. Through the process of photosynthesis, green plants capture sunlight
energy and combine it with carbon dioxide and water to produce carbohydrates and oxygen.
Animals feed on plant biomass and transfer energy through the ecosystem. The decomposers
break down dead organic matter of plants and animals and restore their chemical components
to the soil. Ecosystems provide many products and services that are crucial to human survival.
Environmental laws cover a wide range of topics including the following:
1. Air Quality- Air Quality laws protect the air from pollution and may include measures to
protect the air from things like ozone depletion.
2. Water Quality- Environmental laws may protect water from pollution. They may also
determine who can use water and how to handle potential problems like treating waste water
and managing surface runoff.
3. Waste Management- Municipal waste, hazardous substances and nuclear waste all fall in
the category of waste management.
4. Contaminant Cleanup- Not all environmental law focuses on preventing pollution.
Contaminant cleanup deals with addressing pollution after it happens. Laws may include
protocols for cleanup as well as civil and criminal punishment for polluters.
5. Chemical Safety- Chemical safety regulations manage things like pesticide use and
chemicals in products like plastic bottles.
6. Hunting and Fishing- Environmental laws may regulate and protect wildlife populations.
Lawmakers determine who can hunt and fish and how these activities are regulated.
Pollution Control
In environmental engineering, any of a variety of means employed to limit damage done to the
environment by the discharge of harmful substances and energies.

Waste Management
Devoted to the presentation and discussion of information on solid
waste generation,characterization, minimization, collection,
separation, treatment, and disposal, as well as manuscripts that
address waste management policy, education, and economic and
environmental assessments.

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CONCEPTS


Green laws are those that deal with the protection, conservation, utilization and
development of forests, other land-based natural resources, and wildlife. Green is the
color used since lands and forests are generally supposed to be green. Land-based
wildlife also consider the forests as their habitat, thus, they are included under the green
laws.

Blue Laws are referring to the color of the seas, oceans, and other bodies of water. Blue
laws refer to laws which deal with the protection, conservation and utilization of waters,
marine life, and aquatic resources. Blue laws encompass both inland waters such as
rivers, lakes, and streams, and the seas and oceans, whether part of the country's
territory or not.

Brown laws refer to laws and rules which deal with pollution control and the regulation
of activities which could affect the environment. These laws and rules include those
which control hazardous and toxic wastes and chemicals, solid waste management, and
rules on the conduct of environmental impact assessments.

SEMI FINALS END


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FINALS.

REFER TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS TO BE REPORTED BY


STUDENTS.

MANUSCRIPT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE REPORTING STUDENTS BASED ON THE


RESEARCH REPORT THEY WILL PRESENT.

R.A. 7586: National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992

R.A. 8749: Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999

R.A. 6969: Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of
1990

R.A. 8371: Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997

R.A. 8550: Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998

R.A 9003: Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.

DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 7


Report Outline:
● Title of the Law
● Definition of terms
● Prohibited and Punishable Acts
● Amendments (if there is any)
● Insert news, case studies, or research related in your report.
● Tips to avoid pollution in relation to your report (if applicable)

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