Ecology

Ivan D. Vasquez Feijo

HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT BE PART OF THE SOLUTION Different ways of energy Ecological conscience

HUMAN IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT CAUSES The Earth is like a big rental house with rooms, living rooms and dining rooms; a complete house with all services where humanity live. But since many years ago we have not paid the rent and we have completely forgotten it.

Agriculture The environmental impact of agriculture varies based on the wide variety of agricultural practices employed around the world.

Ivan D. Vasquez Feijo

the livestock industry is one of the largest contributors to environmental degradation worldwide

Environmental impact of meat production

Energy industry Getting the energy we need affects our environment in many different ways.

Deforestation

The oil spill effects are the most hazardous because it is too toxic to almost all forms of life

Effects Biodiversity Human impact on biodiversity is significant, humans have caused the extinction of many species.

Water contamination Water pollution is a major global problem which is present around the world.

Ivan D. Vasquez Feijo

this multinational is interested to do excavations to get gold in a mine called "La colosa" which it is located in Cajamarca, Colombia.

GLOBAL WARMING The current cycle of global warming is changing the rhythms of climate that all living things have come to rely upon and the face of the Earth as we know it—coasts, forests, farms, and snowcapped mountains—hangs in the balance.

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY Solar Energy

hydroelectric Energy

Solar electricity in 2014 is no longer an imaginary, fringe idea. With photoelectric cells and a solar electric panel system, a household can easily reduce its electricity consumption and realistically reverse its cost by generating more energy than the energy being consumed.

Gas station in Overo, Valle

Windy Energy

Cierra Nevada de santa marta

Biofuel A biofuel is a fuel that contains energy from geologically recent carbon fixation.

These fuels are produced from living organisms.

Ivan D. Vasquez Feijo

ECOLOGICAL CONSCIENCE Ecological conscience is a lot of ways that each person as citizen and as renters in this place called Earth has to improve it.

It is not only take benefits from it but having a good behavior to preserve it without any pollution .

Some Ways You Can Improve Earth's Health Be a minimalist Drive differently, or drive a different vehicle

We know it's difficult, but in today's consumer economy, an easy way to conserve energy is to simply use—and buy—less.

Plant smartly While it is true that planting more trees will help in the short term because they essentially soak up carbon

Go vegetarian once a week

Use both side of paper

Turn off lights

Rethink bottled water

Shower with your partner

Audio Oral II Professor Julian Caballero Ecology Ivan D. Vasquez Feijo 2014-1