Question

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Enumerate any five ways to promote pro-environmental behaviour among people.

Answer 1

Promoting pro-environment behaviour among people:

1. Reducing air pollution by keeping vehicles in good condition, changing to non-fuel-driven vehicles, or stopping the practice of smoking.
2. Reducing noise pollution by ensuring that noise levels are low, for example, by discouraging needless honking on the road or making rules regarding noisy music at certain hours.
3. Managing the disposal of garbage sensibly, for example, by encouraging the separation of biodegradable garbage from nonbiodegradable waste or composting kitchen waste.
4. Planting trees and ensuring their care, keeping in mind that those plants and trees should not be planted that have adverse health effects.
5. Saying ‘no’ to plastics in any form, thus reducing toxic wastes that pollute water, air and the soil.
6. Reducing the non-biodegradable packaging of consumer goods.
7. Laws related to construction (especially in urban areas) that violate optimal environmental design.