B.S.
PSYCHOLOGY: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
2ND SEMESTER | S.Y. 2023-2024 BY: NYZETH DEANNE F. RONA
LECTURER: MS. MARIA BRENDA HERNANDEZ
2. TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE INTERACT
WITH THE ENVIRONMENT.
- Expectations that you understand how we
interact with the environment.
- Our interaction or relationship with Earth is
not the same. It varies, especially nowadays.
NATURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE The Earth gives us what we need but humans,
fails to give that importance.
ENVIRONMENT
3. TO FIND WAYS TO DEAL WITH
Is the surrounding conditions that affects ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND LEAVE
organisms. MORE SUSTAINABLY.
Is everything that affects an organism - Palaging nag aaway, or may mga joke na
during its lifetime. Environmentalist protect the environment ang
mga Engineers they destroy. Before it’s a yes,
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE because they have to build, build, build. But
because of the new topics – you have now the
Is an interdisciplinary field that includes Environmental Engineering. Wherein, it
both scientific cand social aspects of human proposes that everything should be sustainable.
impact on the world.
Is the study of the interaction of Earth’s - For example, they have to create a bridge, but
system and human system. the problem with that is if you disturb the
ecology of the river system – environmentalist
SCIENCE will object that. But at the same time, it will
A process used to solve problems or benefit the locals. That’s when they should sit
develop an understanding of nature that involves down and propose something that will make
testing possible answers. sustainable. Meaning, both sides should work
together.
THREE GOALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
- Another example, if may mangingisda tapos
nangingisda siya sa area na bawal, papaalisin
1. TO LEARN HOW LIFE ON EARTH HAS mo ba? NO, kasi yun lang yung source of living
SURVIVED AND THRIVED. nya. What you should do is to find a new area
- Meaning from this decade, prior to this and that is accessible or him to fish and mas safer
this and to the present. We have to study that. sa environment.
How humans in particular are able to survive.
INTERRELATEDNESS
- We have a lot of resources; we learned the The core concept of Environmental
different biomes. Science.
- How humans or even life actually, survived The high degree of interrelatedness among
on Earth in that particular place. seemingly unrelated components is a central
factor that makes the study of Environmental Is the study of the Interaction of the
Science so interesting, frustrating, and Earth’s System and Human System.
challenging. Dependency. The environment depends on us
Environmental Science is interrelated. The for protections. We on the other hand, animals, and
high degree of interrelatedness among seemingly everything – also depends on the environment for
unrelated. resources. All our food is from the environment. The
When you study ES, it is interrelated to PH is surrounded with water and the Earth is only
everything. The high degree of relatedness is about less than 2% (not sure pa kasi baka nagbago
frustrating and challenging but also interesting. because of global warming and climate change) of
Because you cannot get away with the fact that the fresh water. The rest are salt water.
connection is there, it makes it more frustrating and Are there any inityatuves from the
angrier. Masiyadong madami na nakakapagod na. government? Syempre wala. 2% nalang ang fresh
But at the same time, the other party that it is water. Binibili mo pa ang tubig na iniinom mo.
necessary – but because of interrelatedness, the more It will cost a lot to convert salt water to fresh
pressure, supply, and demand, the more pressure to water.
provide. If we fail to protect and do our job for the
environment, it will be a domino effect. You lose
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE your freshwater, you lose your source of food, of life.
Is a mixture of the traditional science,
ECOSYSTEM
individual and societal values, economic factors,
and political awareness that are important to Environmental Science involves an
solving environmental problem. understanding that the natural world is organized
Connectivity and interrelatedness of into interrelated units called Ecosystem.
everyone. For example, when you want to create for Is a region in which the organisms and the
the community – road widening – in Sierra Madre physical environment form an interacting unit.
they have to walk 24 hours para makarating sa You cannot study ES without covering
mismong bayan and bring down their products. So, ecosystems.
they requested for a road widening, the LGU would As long as you have the organism that
hire a environmental specialist to assess what would responds to the physical environment – temperature
be the effect if the road widening is implemented, for example.
they will research and investigate. If the LGU
WHAT IS A SYSTEMS?
opposes the road widening, may affect siya sa lahat
– it’s going to be a local and national problem. That’s Is a group of interacting, interrelated, and
why it is a mixture of traditional, local science, interdependent parts or component that form a
societal values. If they were commissioned to do that, complex and unified whole.
they would bring a socio economist, and they will The ecosystem is very specific – ikaw lang ito
assess whether the local community will benefit or and ikaw lang siya. The other organisms that is a
not. Like, will they get money ganon. resident of that and then interact with its
Involves an understanding of scientific environment.
principles, economic influences, and political Systems on the other hand, it’s a unified
action. whole. Lahat incorporated, hindi lang siya isa. It goes
A decision that may be supportable from a beyond.
scientific or economic point of view may not be
WHY EARTH’S ENVIRONMENT IS
supportable from apolitical point of view without
modification. CONSIDERED AS A SYSTEM?
It is composed of several components Environmental science is the
which are interacting to shape our current and interdisciplinary study of how the earth works,
future environment. how we interact with the earth, and how we can
It is a single system consisting of smaller deal with the environmental problems we face.
interconnected sub-systems. A lot of people interchange these two but they
It is an integrated system, but it can be are different.
subdivided into four main components. Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary
Lithosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere, and study that is why mas malawak siya.
Atmosphere.
ECOLOGICAL LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION
WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF THE Individual - A lone organism.
EARTH’S ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM? Population - a particular section, group, or
type of people or animals living in an area or
It is composed of several components
region.
which are interacting to shape our current and
Community - all the organisms living in a
future environment.
particular area or place.
Each double arrow means that it is
The difference between population and
interacting. Whatever effect is happening would be
community – population are the same species.
reflected and vice versa. That’s why it is a cycle.
Meanwhile, community are living organisms that are
not necessarily the same species but they share the
same place.
Ecosystem - a biological community of
interacting organisms and their physical
environment.
Biome - a large community of flora and
fauna occupying a major habitat.
Example of Biome: Savannah, Grassland,
Rainforest, Desert, tundra, Shrubland, etc.
Biosphere - this is where all life on earth
lives.
WHAT IS ECOLOGY?
Ecology is the study of the relationships
between living organisms, including humans, and
their physical environment.
The distribution and abundance of
organisms on earth is shaped by both biotic,
living-organism-related, and abiotic, nonliving or
physical, factors.
Ecology is the discipline. Environmental
Science is a key component of ecology.
Ecology is higher than Envi Sci.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE VS ECOLOGY LAWS OF ECOLOGY
Ecology is the study of interactions 1st law: Everything is connected to
between organisms and their environment. everything else.
Interrelated yung isa’t isa. Despite of the fact International Union for the Conservation
that it is complex, everything is interconnected. of Nature (IUCN; 1971) “.....the process of
2nd law: Everything must go somewhere. recognizing values and clarifying concepts in
There is no such thing as final waste. Basura order to develop skills and attitudes necessary to
mo ay kayamanan ng isa. When you refer to the understand and appreciate the interrelatedness
environment – recycle. In ecology, everything must among men, his culture and his biophysical
go somewhere. Narerecycle kasi. Kaya may surroundings. EE also entails practice indecision
pinupuntahan siya. making and self-formulation of a code of behavior
3rd law: Nature knows best. about issues concerning environmental quality.”
Alam ng nature kung ano ang gagawin at IUCN is a global organization the one that
kailangan niya. The nature knows how to adapt. identifies whether the plant is endemic, fragile,
Whether natural change or induced change. exotic. Also, with animals and so on and so forth.
Even without human activity, the earth Their goals are conservation, preservation,
concentration will go to its original state. But because and to have sustainable use of resources.
of global warming and human activity nae-expedite
ang process. Kaya ramdam natin yung effect kaagad.
GOALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
4th law: There is no such thing as a free Improve the quality of environment.
lunch. Create an awareness among people on
If we exploit nature, it will always a environmental problems and conversation.
corresponding ecological cost. To create an atmosphere so that people
Kaka destroy naten sa environment, it will participate in decision-making and develop the
eventually not give us what we need and that will be capabilities to evaluate the developmental
disastrous because all of our resources are from the programs.
environment. Hindi kailangan agada gad maimplement.
Dead forest means na may something sa One at a time, gently but at least do something not
composition nung tree na ayaw siya tirhan ng any just for yourself but for the future generations.
organism.
WHY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IS
WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION?
IMPORTANT?
Is the process that allows individuals to
explore environmental issues, engage in problem As of November 15, 2022, the global
solving, and take action to improve the human population has reached 8 BILLION! And
environment. it is still growing!
Something that will provide publicly Can you imagine how earth is carrying all
necessary skills to make informed decisions, and to of us?
make responsible actions. Can you imagine if all the things that we’ve
As environmentalist students, if you are not been doing will be summed up?
in the position to do some action, dissemination of The Philippines alone has 150+ million
information may also do. One at a time. Wag daw people.
manghingi ng plastic spoons. Be environmentally Be responsible. Wag mag anak ng mag anak
friendly naman haist couldn’t be me for real. juskoh tama na ang #Blessing.
Biodegradable means you can recycle; you
can degrade it and then use it again.
Compostable means that it is made of starch
so ma c-compose siya talaga. That’s why its
expensive.
