Environmental management is a complex and huge task for society because –

1. Due to lack of sufficient information about the biophysical process, it is difficult to predict and control the environment.

2. The human relation with environment is becoming complex due to increased industrialisation.

3. Spread of industrialisation has expanded and accelerated the resource extraction which affects the ecosystem adversely.

4. The complex industrial technologies and the new forms of organisation requires sophisticated management system which can be dangerous to the environment because they are quite fragile and vulnerable to errors.

5. We use technologies in every sphere of life which affects the environment in a negative way.

6. The various industrial accidents have also affected the environment adversely like Bhopal gas leak disaster.