Module 14: Ecology and Business

Overview:

In this module, you will be introduced to the possible impacts of a business on ecology and subsequent concepts such as ecological footprint, ecological pyramid, and impact assessment will also be discussed. The later part of this module will walk you through the process of Environmental Impact Assessment and concludes with a case study of conducting such assessments.

What you will learn :

• How does business affect biodiversity?
• What is the ecological footprint?
• What is meant by ecological pyramid?
• What is an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)?
• How is EIA done for a proposed project?

Topics:

1: How does Business affect Biodiversity?

This topic will introduce the concept of biodiversity, its importance and also discusses the impact of business on the biodiversity.

2: Ecological Footprint

Ecological footprint and ecological pyramid are the two important concepts of Ecology. This topic will shed light on these two concepts.

3: “Biodiversity Crisis is a Business Crisis”

Biodiversity is an important resource for the mankind. It helps to establish and run any business successfully. This topic will enlighten you all on how biodiversity loss can impact the businesses.

4: Environment Impact Assessment

Before establishing any business/ project, it is important to understand its possible implications on the environment and the society. EIA helps to analyse the possible impacts and also suggest the probable solutions for the same. This topic will help understand the process of EIA.

5: Ecological Impacts in all Stages of a Project

This topic contains a case study on how EIA (Environment Impact Assessment) is done for a Wind Farm project. It contains information on which aspects should be considered for the analysis and when should be the assessment performed.