Management and Conservation of the Environment

Syllabus tag: Kenya CBC | Grade 9 Social Studies | Strand 4.0 Natural and Historic Built Environments | Sub-Strand 4.4 Management and Conservation of the Environment (6 Lessons)

Lesson objectives

By the end of this sub-strand, you should be able to:

• Explore factors that lead to degradation of the environment in the community.
• Explain measures for managing and conserving the environment.
• Describe the roles of government, organisations and individuals in conservation.
• Appreciate the importance of conserving a degraded environment.

Summary

Environmental degradation is the decline in quality of the natural environment through human activity or natural processes. Its main forms in Kenya are deforestation, soil erosion, water and air pollution, loss of biodiversity, land degradation and waste accumulation. Conservation means using resources in a way that meets present needs without destroying the capacity to meet future ones. The distinction that matters most is between causes and symptoms: planting trees without addressing why they were cut produces a cycle of replanting.