Abstract

Environment is there, with all its complexity, for all organisms to be part of, to draw sustenance from and to reorganize and recycle till eternity. Environment is indivisible and inseparable from life. The crux of the problem is: after all, environment for whom? The answer is: for the living system of which mankind is an integral part. The terms environment and environmental protection have been an item of public discussion for almost 70 years now. Initially the main focus was on solving acute environmental problems such as arose from the use of the plant pesticides (a classical example is the campaign which eventually led to the ban on DDT). In the course of time, however, protagonists of environmental policy have come to realize that we will not be able to secure an acceptable quality of living in the long run by merely dabbling with symptoms.