2. POSITIVE IMPACTSNEGATIVE IMPACTS

3. How much of the planet’s resources do you take each year? Do you take more than your fair share? Different lifestyles can have very different impacts on our environment. Scientists have developed a scale of the impact that our lifestyles may have on our planets resources. This is called an ecological footprint.

4. http://wwf.org.au/footprint/calculator/?gcli d=CKa7h_eWsqcCFQoY4QodRCFVAg CALCULATE YOUR OWN ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT

5. CALCULATE YOUR OWN ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT http://wwf.org.au/footprint/calculator/?gcli d=CKa7h_eWsqcCFQoY4QodRCFVAg

6. This is the recognition that, if resources are consumed faster than they are produced or renewed, they can become depleted or used up. This has serious consequences for our planet. Many of our resources are finite and, once used, cannot be replaced.

7. A pollutant is anything added to the environment that harms living things. What are some examples???

8. What is a habitat??? It is the name given to a place where an organism lives. It needs to provide conditions that are comfortable to the functioning of the inhabitants. An ecosystem is made up of living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) factors that interact with each other. An ecosystem contains a number of different habitats.

10. 'Wild capitalism' destroying habitats in Bulgaria Published: 24 August 2010 Environmentalists have called on the EU to take action against widespread destruction of protected natural habitats in Bulgaria caused by the construction of tourist resorts, golf courses and ski slopes, sand and gravel extraction and intensive wood production. Without action, they warn, the situation could be repeated in Romania and future EU member states. QUESTIONS: 1.How might the construction of the proposed resorts, golf courses and ski slopes impact on the environment in the area? 2.If built, how might the propsosed resorts, golf courses and ski slopes impact on the environment? 3.Can you think of anything environmentally positive that can come out of this construction?