Volume : 2, Issue : 3, MAR 2016

ANTHROPOEGENIC INTERVENTIONS ON RENEWABLE RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY

Dr.D.NALINI

Abstract

Primitive humans used natural resources to satisfy their basic needs of air, water, food and shelter. These natural and unprocessed resources were readily available in the biosphere, and the residues produced by the use of these resources were generally compatible with or easily assimilated by the environment. Rapid development activities have been associated with more and more exploitation of various natural resources. Technological development has resulted in fast depletion of non-renewable energy resources, mainly coal and petroleum, and also various minerals. Mining activities, dam, building, urbanization and industrialization have all interfered with the ecological balance of nature due to large scale impact. Tourism and recreation impact in various ways on the natural environment. On the one hand, natural areas form the very basis of many touristic attractions by highlighting scenic value or exceptional encounters with fauna and flora. However, some forms of tourism can be extremely detrimental to ecologically sensitive areas, resulting in habitat degeneration or destruction, in the disturbance or hunting even rare or threatened species. The pressure from short holiday seasons and specific, sometimes small, locations of touristic interest result in conflicting land-uses, such as in the Alpine regions, at Mediterranean beaches and along many banks of inland waters.

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