There are few opportunities to hear real voices from foreign students about the real environment in their countries. These are very significant when discussing the environment as precious materials.
Following statements are understanding of the lake environment in ten participating countries.
In WLSC 2008 we drafted the definition of a Lake and the five steps of lake management. After this conference, we are going to spread awareness of these ideas as much as possible and report the outcome to World Lake Conference 2009. The mission for the next age is to broaden scientific knowledge and seek financial support to implement these five steps in lake management.
3. Current management practices should be analyzed and assessed to see if they are sustainable. If not, we should work together to determine what went wrong and why.
4. We should find a way to resolve these issues and work together to implement these solutions.
5. Finally we should see if the lake quality has improved. If not, then we need to reevaluate the management.
The long-term goal is to pursue sustainable development, which includes maintaining adequate water quality, conserving the ecological integrity of lakes, preserving their cultural and aesthetic value and promoting their economic aspects.
Deterioration of the lake environment results in a decrease in biological diversity, a lower quality of its associated resources and impaired ecosystem services.
2-3 Reasons for lake deterioration
Lake environments are changing due to increased population and industrialization. Moreover the lack of respect and environmental education of the citizens along with the mismanagement by the governments accentuate lake deterioration.
There are some common problems threatening many lakes around the world, both at the local and global scale. The major problems are water pollution, introduction of invasive species, over-exploitation of the aquatic resources, reclamation, eutrophication and climate change.
A lake is an aquatic ecosystem that is a perennial, enclosed or semi-enclosed waterbody with a measurable residence time and has interactions with its catchment area and the global environment.
First and foremost, environmental education should help people understand how the natural world functions, demonstrate the importance of preserving the environment and facilitate their participation in its protection. Based upon international cooperation and sound science, environmental education can help create a respectful relationship between humans and nature.
This system relies on a network of students, educators, researchers, media, NGOs and governments that integrates environmental issues into daily life. This ideal environmental education requires significant financial support, but the benefit of a sustainable world is priceless.
An ideal environmental education system reaches all people throughout their lives, regardless of nationality, economic status, etc. This future education system employs fun, interesting, and experiential learning opportunities that are appropriate to different age groups and various education levels. Importantly, ideal environmental education inspires people to actively protect the natural world.
However, global level of environmental awareness is insufficient. In some developing countries environmental education is lacking entirely; among industrialized countries, only few require environmental education as part of the standard public school curricula. Too often this education is left to under funded NGOs. While some countries are improving their environmental education systems, many people reach adulthood without learning about or experiencing nature.
1-4 Advantages and Disadvantages of Environmental Education
Scientific knowledge abounds across the world, whether based upon professional research or lived experience of local people. Many educators and researchers devote their lives to sharing this knowledge and where environmental education is strong, it focuses on regional issues and facilitates citizen action.
Researchers, educators, students all people of the world must provide educational opportunities so that all people may develop an appreciation for nature and desire to protect the environment.
1-3 Environmental Education in Different Countries
While concern for environmental issues is growing, across the world Environmental education lacks depth and breadth: it is limited or non-existent.
Environmental education has intrinsic worth, and is a valuable means of achieving a sustainable harmony between humankind and nature. Once people understand the importance of lakes and wetlands on a personal level, once we realize the intricacy and beauty of these ecosystems, once we properly value nature, then we can genuinely address todays environmental problems.
Lakes are incredibly valuable ecosystems: they provide drinking water and food, control floods, recycle nutrients, sustain biological diversity and act as indicators of environmental change. They carry cultural, recreational, religious and economic value. Unfortunately, lakes are vulnerable to human impact and today many of them are deteriorating. Because water is the basis of all life, we must protect this precious resource.
Environmental Education is a system of indoor and outdoor activities aimed at raising peoples awareness about natural surroundings and peoples role and responsibilities in management and interactions with environment. Environmental education should be experiential and integrated into everyday life through school, media, home and family.
World Lake Student Conference 2008-A Proposal and Knowledge for the Next Ages
Proposal of the World Lake Student Conference 2008
In November 2008, students from ten countries gathered in Shiga, Japan to discuss the current relationship between humankind and the natural world, and to establish goals for how we may exist in harmony in the future. This proposal communicates the consensus of the World Lake Student Conference 2008.
I would also love to know what music this is? So serene, calm and peaceful...
darthnadir00 10 months ago
wah photo dekhake aek bar bhir kashamir jana padega
1981malde 1 year ago
indians are just cooking dal in it. . they should take thier ass outta kashmir and let it be independant.
cuteamyn 1 year ago
Makes me cry ...I wish to return to Kashmir and live there forever.
SueOlsson 1 year ago
Beautiful music... where did you get it from ?
vivekkhurana 2 years ago
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mackhemes 2 years ago
There are few opportunities to hear real voices from foreign students about the real environment in their countries. These are very significant when discussing the environment as precious materials.
Following statements are understanding of the lake environment in ten participating countries.
TheMagicScientist 3 years ago
2-6 Mission for the Next Age
In WLSC 2008 we drafted the definition of a Lake and the five steps of lake management. After this conference, we are going to spread awareness of these ideas as much as possible and report the outcome to World Lake Conference 2009. The mission for the next age is to broaden scientific knowledge and seek financial support to implement these five steps in lake management.
TheMagicScientist 3 years ago
3. Current management practices should be analyzed and assessed to see if they are sustainable. If not, we should work together to determine what went wrong and why.
4. We should find a way to resolve these issues and work together to implement these solutions.
5. Finally we should see if the lake quality has improved. If not, then we need to reevaluate the management.
TheMagicScientist 3 years ago
2-5 Steps to improve Lake Environmental Conditions
The steps are as follows:
1. Citizens, scientists, companies, NGOs, governments and international organizations should open a platform for communication.
2. We should evaluate the status of lakes and whether or not they require management.
TheMagicScientist 3 years ago
2-4 The long-term goal of Lake Management
The long-term goal is to pursue sustainable development, which includes maintaining adequate water quality, conserving the ecological integrity of lakes, preserving their cultural and aesthetic value and promoting their economic aspects.
TheMagicScientist 3 years ago
2-2 Deterioration of Lake Environments
Deterioration of the lake environment results in a decrease in biological diversity, a lower quality of its associated resources and impaired ecosystem services.
2-3 Reasons for lake deterioration
Lake environments are changing due to increased population and industrialization. Moreover the lack of respect and environmental education of the citizens along with the mismanagement by the governments accentuate lake deterioration.
TheMagicScientist 3 years ago
2-1 Problems concerning Lake Environment
There are some common problems threatening many lakes around the world, both at the local and global scale. The major problems are water pollution, introduction of invasive species, over-exploitation of the aquatic resources, reclamation, eutrophication and climate change.
TheMagicScientist 3 years ago
2. Lake Management
A lake is an aquatic ecosystem that is a perennial, enclosed or semi-enclosed waterbody with a measurable residence time and has interactions with its catchment area and the global environment.
TheMagicScientist 3 years ago
1-6 Mission for the Next Age
First and foremost, environmental education should help people understand how the natural world functions, demonstrate the importance of preserving the environment and facilitate their participation in its protection. Based upon international cooperation and sound science, environmental education can help create a respectful relationship between humans and nature.
TheMagicScientist 3 years ago
This system relies on a network of students, educators, researchers, media, NGOs and governments that integrates environmental issues into daily life. This ideal environmental education requires significant financial support, but the benefit of a sustainable world is priceless.
TheMagicScientist 3 years ago
1-5 Ideal Environmental Education in the Future
An ideal environmental education system reaches all people throughout their lives, regardless of nationality, economic status, etc. This future education system employs fun, interesting, and experiential learning opportunities that are appropriate to different age groups and various education levels. Importantly, ideal environmental education inspires people to actively protect the natural world.
TheMagicScientist 3 years ago
However, global level of environmental awareness is insufficient. In some developing countries environmental education is lacking entirely; among industrialized countries, only few require environmental education as part of the standard public school curricula. Too often this education is left to under funded NGOs. While some countries are improving their environmental education systems, many people reach adulthood without learning about or experiencing nature.
TheMagicScientist 3 years ago
1-4 Advantages and Disadvantages of Environmental Education
Scientific knowledge abounds across the world, whether based upon professional research or lived experience of local people. Many educators and researchers devote their lives to sharing this knowledge and where environmental education is strong, it focuses on regional issues and facilitates citizen action.
TheMagicScientist 3 years ago
Researchers, educators, students all people of the world must provide educational opportunities so that all people may develop an appreciation for nature and desire to protect the environment.
1-3 Environmental Education in Different Countries
While concern for environmental issues is growing, across the world Environmental education lacks depth and breadth: it is limited or non-existent.
TheMagicScientist 3 years ago
1-2 Necessity of Environmental Education
Environmental education has intrinsic worth, and is a valuable means of achieving a sustainable harmony between humankind and nature. Once people understand the importance of lakes and wetlands on a personal level, once we realize the intricacy and beauty of these ecosystems, once we properly value nature, then we can genuinely address todays environmental problems.
TheMagicScientist 3 years ago
1-1 Fundamental Importance of Lake Environments
Lakes are incredibly valuable ecosystems: they provide drinking water and food, control floods, recycle nutrients, sustain biological diversity and act as indicators of environmental change. They carry cultural, recreational, religious and economic value. Unfortunately, lakes are vulnerable to human impact and today many of them are deteriorating. Because water is the basis of all life, we must protect this precious resource.
TheMagicScientist 3 years ago
1. Lakes and Environmental Education
Environmental Education is a system of indoor and outdoor activities aimed at raising peoples awareness about natural surroundings and peoples role and responsibilities in management and interactions with environment. Environmental education should be experiential and integrated into everyday life through school, media, home and family.
TheMagicScientist 3 years ago
World Lake Student Conference 2008-A Proposal and Knowledge for the Next Ages
Proposal of the World Lake Student Conference 2008
In November 2008, students from ten countries gathered in Shiga, Japan to discuss the current relationship between humankind and the natural world, and to establish goals for how we may exist in harmony in the future. This proposal communicates the consensus of the World Lake Student Conference 2008.
TheMagicScientist 3 years ago