Green Lifestyle Tips and Suggestions

1. ART OF GREEN LIVING
Dr. V.Shubhalaxmi
General Manager
BNHS, Conservation
Education Center,
Mumbai.

2. What to Expect?
• Learn about environment-friendly approaches
in leading urban life
- At home
- At office
- Outdoors
• Learn about environmental concepts
- Ecological foot print
- Eco-shopping
- Eco- products
- Advanced Locality Management
- Rainwater harvesting system
- Environmental Nonprofits

3. What is Sustainable Living?
• Sustainable living means living with an
increasing awareness of how one’s
daily choices effect the natural
environment and taking action to
reduce the impact.
• Overpopulation results into over
consumption that depletes natural
resources, making them unavailable
for future generations and reduces the
ability of the land to process the waste.

4. What is Ecological Footprint?

5. How big is Humanity Footprint?
“The report reveals humanity’s Ecological Footprint has more
than doubled since 1966. In 2007, the most recent year for
which data are available, humanity used the equivalent of1.5
planets to support its activities.
Even with modest UN projections for population growth,
consumption and climate change, by 2030 humanity will need
the capacity of two Earths to absorb carbon dioxide waste and
keep up with natural resource consumption.
The figures released in the report illustrate the scope of the
challenges humanity faces not only for preserving biodiversity,
but also for halting climate change and meeting human
development aspirations, such as reducing worldwide hunger
and poverty.” (Source WWF, UK)

6. Who has the Largest Footprint?

7. How to Calculate your Footprint?
Visit http://calculator.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx

8. Greening at Home: Save
• Water Facts
• Mumbai’s water supply comes from 6 reservoir
lakes : Vihar lake, Tulsi lake, Tansa lake, Upper
Vaitarna, Lower Vaitarna, and Bhatsa.
• Leakages and illegal water connections together
account for the loss of 30 – 50% of water supply.
• The supply per day is now about 3,450 million liters,
with a demand gap of at least 400 million.
• Per capita supply is dropping to an alarming 90l per
person and day.
• Water therefore is now rationed in Mumbai, with
residential water supply cut by 15% and commercial
water supply cut by 30% for this season.

9. Where does the water come
from?
• “ Jungle Naadi ki Maa hai”
alias Sanjay Gandhi
National Park and Tansa
Wildlife Sancturay
• Groundwater can take a
human lifetime just to
traverse a mile.
• Lack of open grounds in
Mumbai
• If all the world's water were
fit into a gallon jug, the
fresh water available for us
to use would equal only
about one tablespoon.

10. Ways to Save
• Save water while brushing, bathing
and washing
• Fix leaky taps
• Fix water saving faucets
• Choose medium water level in your
washing machine
• Reuse kitchen waste water for
gardening.

11. How to Harvest Rain?

12. Greening at Home: Save
Power Facts
• India consumes 15% of the world’s energy.
• Coal remains the primary fuel in India’s energy profile,
accounting for more that half of total energy
consumption in 2010.
• India is the only country that has an independent
ministry to look after renewable and non-conventional
energy resources, and has one of the largest national
programmes to promote the use of solar energy.
• India is considered as the world leader in renewable
energy as India ranks first in the use of solar cookers
and biomass such as animal dung cakes.

13. You have Power to Save
• Buy BEE label gadgets
• Switch on power saver modes in your electronic
gadgets and appliances
• Switch on auto-switch off modes
• Use some solar gadgets
• Do not over-charge mobiles
• Switch of switches when not in use
• Switch off anything, anywhere, wherever you feel
appropriate

14. Garbage in Garbage Out
Ideal Situation
• Segregate your waste
Real Situation
• Dispose your waste
properly

15. Advanced Locality Management
Keep your lanes
clean and green

16. Greening at Workplace: Save Big 4

17. Green Banking and Investments
• Internet Banking
• E-statements
• Green Rewards
• No ATM slips
• Invest in environment
friendly industries
• Donate for social causes

18. Green Shopping
• Buy environment friendly
products
• Carry your own shopping
bag
• Buy local produce
• Buy energy efficient
appliances
• Support local industries

19. Green Travel
• Buy fuel efficient cars
• Book tickets online
• Buy a Toll pass
• Get regular PUC done
• Avoid idling of the car
• Avoid using AC wherever
possible
• Plan vacation in wildlife
sanctuaries and national parks of
India
• Support ecotourism.

20. Green Recreation
• Join any environmental
group
• Volunteer in your free
time
• Plan outdoor activities
in woods with your
family
• Prefer location with
more natural setting
than man-made
settings

21. Join BNHS and Visit CEC
Take BNHS Environmental Awareness Survey
THANK YOU