11/10/2015
In a lecture held in ahsarqia chamber’s branch in Qatif
an Expert emphasizes the role of social institutions in the preservation of the environment
The environmental expert Talal AlRasheed has stressed on the community's role in creating healthy behaviors towards the environment. That could be done through several roles carried out by social institutions of family, school and the media. He discussed these topics during a lecture entitled "The role of the community in environmental awareness.” The lecture was organized by Asharqia chamber represented its social responsibility center. It was held yesterday evening First Wednesday, October 72, 2015, in the chamber’s branch in Qatif.
Al-Rasheed said during the lecture, which was attended by the chief of the Board of Directors Chairman of Qatif branch AbdulMohsen Al-Faraj, that the environment is everything that surrounds man of assets; water, air, and living organisms, and in animates. People can exercise their life, and various activities in the area. He stressed that the human beings are the most important vital factor in bringing about environmental change and natural prejudice Diversity. Since people existed, they have been dealing with the components of the environment. The more successive years increased his control and authority in the environment, especially after all the scientific and technological progress that gave people more opportunities to make a change in the environment, according to the increasing needs to food, and clothing.
Alrasheed stressed on the importance of preserving the ecosystem, through pollution control, good forest management, and proper management of waste generated by human activity. Moreover, environmental awareness of the definition of the importance of the environment and the risk of pollution, and constructive cooperation between those in charge of projects and environmental experts. He explained that this process would lead to a number of results. It will help raise the level of awareness of the importance of preserving the environment and would lead to the emergence of good conduct and behavior contribute to that.
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AlRasheed said that a number of agencies are responsible for preserving the environment, each in its respective fields and its location. They are responsible about changing the behavior towards the environment. He recalled that the media’s tasks is to create an environment that allows beneficiaries to talk about the benefits of proper and well behavior towards the environment. The media should be advocating for the use of the available services to promote this behavior, and to clarify its benefits and to provide clear and accurate information on pollution and disadvantages, and ways to combat it, as well as ways to preserve the environment. He made a number of suggestion that are ought to contribute to raising the level of environmental awareness. Such as, the utilization of the means of communication and the various media, and carrying out awareness campaigns, participating in different activities and exhibitions, and the use of websites to raise awareness. Those suggestions included as well to listen to the views of local communities and communicate with them. And to communicate with decision-makers, as well as seminars and lectures and open discussions online and other,
As for the (role of the family in environmental awareness), AlRasheed has confirmed that the family role is very important in environmental awareness. It represents the first humanitarian group, which deals with the child, and which forms his opinions and ethics in his first Fine years of age. That impact would remain with him in some way or another, on the long term. And (school's role in environmental awareness) AlRasheed said that its role is no longer limited only to education, but it became bigger, schools are partly responsible for creating a sound environmental behavior for the child to carry with him an apply in the future. At the end of the lecture, the chief of the Board of Directors Chairman of Qatif branch AbdulMohsen Al-Faraj has honored the guest.
