To give information about accurate evaluation of natural resources and to identify environmental problems and to take precautions for their solutions.

Introduction to the course and general terms, ecological equilibrium and natural resources, biodiversity conservation, atmospheric environment, global warming, air pollution, climate changes, water resources and sustainable water use, soil as a natural resource, land use, important environmental problems in the world and in our country, human impacts on natural resources: population increase, urbanization, protection of natural resources, important environmental agreements and Kyoto protocol.