The environment is all objects and forces and conditions including humans and their actions that are contained in the space where humans are located and affect the survival of others. Thus, the living environment includes two environments, namely the physical environment and the cultural environment.
Otto Seomarwoto
The environment is all objects and conditions that exist in the space we occupy and affect our lives. According to these limitations, theoretically, the space in question is not limited in number. As for practically the space in question is always limited according to the needs that can be determined.
Environmental Elements
- Elements of the biotic or biological environment. This environmental component consists of living things such as humans, animals or animals or fauna, plants or flora.
- Elements of the abiotic environment. An environmental component consists of various non-living objects, such as soil, water, air, climate, etc. The existence of a physical environment greatly influences the survival of various forms of life on earth. Can you imagine if there is no more oxygen on earth? Can humans breathe? Of course, life on earth will not take place naturally. There will be a drought, many animals, plants die. In addition, there will also be changes in seasons, the emergence of various diseases.
- Socio-cultural elements. This element is the social, cultural environment that surrounds humans. Is a system of values, ideas, beliefs in determining human behaviour as social beings.
The Constitution
The No. 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management.
The International Agreement on the Environment
Indonesia is included in the agreement: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Waste, Law of the Sea, Prohibition of Nuclear Testing, Protection of the Ozone Layer, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Climate Change - Kyoto Protocol ( Law 17/2004), Protection of Marine Life (1958) with Law 19/1961.
The Environmental Benefits
- Provide a source of food, oxygen, tourism, education, medicine.
- The benefits of plants and wildlife in absorbing carbon. Then the benefits of bats in pollinating flowers, fruits such as durian. The role of shellfish or oysters in neutralizing marine pollutants.
- The benefits of nature provide various sources of medicine, research, knowledge, health.
The General Environmental Problems
- Global warming causes the temperature of the oceans and the earth's surface to increase, resulting in the melting of polar ice caps. Then, rising sea levels and changes in the natural pattern of the seasons result in the creation of flash floods, excessive snow, or desertification.
- Environmental pollution is in the form of air pollution, water pollution and soil pollution. To better understand it, read the article on the meaning of environmental pollution.
- Depletion of natural resources that trigger conflicts between countries and regions.
- The loss of biodiversity, be it plants or wildlife.
- Deforestation and deforestation.
- Ocean acidification. This is a direct result of excessive CO2 production.
- The depletion of the ozone layer and the greenhouse effect.
- Acid rain is caused by the burning of fossil fuels or volcanic eruptions. It can also occur due to rotting vegetation that releases sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere.
- Genetic engineering to produce food or agriculture. Genetic modification of food has the potential to increase toxins and disease.
The Indonesian Environmental
