Environmental Wellness
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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:
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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.
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An estimated 80% of all life on earth
is found under the ocean
Oceans contain 99% of the living
space on the planet.
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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.
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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:
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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 9F over
the next 50 to 100 years.
The Potential Future:
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There are many theories about the
future of earth.
It is unknown exactly what will happen.
Check out the theories about the
potential future.
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2010 Countdown to Armageddon
Earth Change Cataclysm
Prophecy of destruction
What is environmental sustainability?
Sustainability,
in a broad sense, is
The Capacity To Endure
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.
What UNL is currently doing…
• UNL Facts
• Campus Involvement
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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
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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