Environmental Wellness

wellness.unl.edu

Welcome!Throughout this power point there will be various interactive links to websites to view more information. Please refer to the notes portion of the presentation for more info and resources. Thank you and enjoy the presentation!

TO begin:Test your knowledge and take the interactive quiz about earth! The link is located in the notes section below. If you do not have access to the internet the questions are in the notes section as well. So what do you know

Earth Quiz

About the Earth:• Earth is the 5th largest planet

almost 2 million square miles.• There are 24 time zones• There are 10 Million Species of

life on Earth.• Tropical rainforests are the

world's oldest ecosystems.• The average depth of the

ocean is 3,795 m. The average height of the land is 840 m.

• An estimated 80% of all life on earth is found under the ocean

• Oceans contain 99% of the living space on the planet.

– Less than 10% of that space has been explored by humans.

– 85% of the area and 90% of the volume constitute the “deep sea”.

• Water covers 70 % of the surface.

– 97 % is saltwater, – 3% freshwater. – This totals 139,668,500 square

miles of water.

What Earth Once was…

• A land of beauty and wonder. • Humans have walked the

Earth for 190,000 years• Check out Earth’s timeline!

Where are we now:• Rainforests went from covering14% of

Earth's land surface, to 2%• There are 11,167 plant and animal

species now endangered.• USA is the largest source of global

warming pollution• The increase in greenhouse gases is

expected to raise the average global temperature of the planet by 2 to 9F over the next 50 to 100 years.

The Potential Future:• There are many theories about the

future of earth. • It is unknown exactly what will

happen. • Check out the theories about the

potential future.– 2010 Countdown to Armageddon– Earth Change Cataclysm– Prophecy of destruction

What is environmental sustainability? In ecology, the word describes

how biological systems remain diverse and productive ...

Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Practices to ensure that the natural resource capital remains intact

Long-term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations.

Sustainability, in a broad sense, isThe Capacity To

Endure

What UNL is currently doing…

• UNL Facts• Recycling Success• In 2008 UNL recycled 35% of its waste,

an increase of 7% from 2007.• The national average of waste that

campuses and universities recycle per year is 26%; let's continue to strive to increase our percentage at UNL.

• As a result of your recycling efforts we have saved:

• 3,718..... Cubic yards of Landfill Space • 19,158..... Trees • 67,618..... Eliminated pounds of Air

Pollution • 4,620,597..... KW Hours of Electricity • 7,888,825..... Gallons of Water

• Campus Involvement

• Start a Sustainability Committee in your department to think of ways to be more environmentally aware.

• Check out the Chancellors Committee on Sustainability

• Contact Recycling to see how you can be more involved

• RHA’s event “The Age of Stupid”• Wellness Earth Day walks

What you can do:10 GREEN tips for the office

#1 BE bright about light

#2 MAXIMIZE computer efficiency

#3 Print smarter

#4 GO paperless when possible

#5 RAMP up your recycling

10 GREEN tips cont…

#6 CLOSE the “recycle reduce reuse” loop

#7 WATCH what (and how) you eat

#8 RETHINK your travel

#9 RECONSIDER your commute

#10 CREATE a healthy office environment

YOU can make a difference

Recyclopse

Be inspired by Recyclopse. Enjoy “The Office” short video clip!

Prepared for you by Wellness in support of the Campus Wellness Initiative for

The Chancellors Committee on Wellness

For more info on Environmental Wellness check out our website at

http://wellness.unl.edu