LEVELS OF ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

There are three levels of environment management:

1. International level – Serious environment problems are taken up at the international level. For e.g. The need to increase area under forest cover has to be tackled by all countries in order to reduce global warming
2. National level – Every country must have its national policy for environment management
3. Local level – Environment management is important at local level. For e.g. every industrial establishment must clear its waste before discharging it into air / water bodies.

Environment Management is the management of eco-friendly development.

Effective environment management needs:

1. Good knowledge of existing physical and economic environment
2. Studying the impact of economic activities on the environment
3. Enacting laws and regulations which protect the environment
4. Political will to apply laws and regulations strictly at local, national and international levels.

ROLE OF AN ENVIRONMENT MANAGER

• Tackling environmental issues and problems, such as ecology, natural resources and pollution
• Advising management about natural resources and environmental depletion as well as conservation policy.
• Conducting audit of energy consumption.
• Keeping updates about environmental legislations.
• Studying and dissolving environmental conflicts.