The Impact of Construction on the EnvironmentIntroductionThe construction industry impacts the environment in several ways, both directly and indirectly. The assignment will cover a range of issues associated with construction projects and identify a number of environmental components requiring protection. We will look at issues on a national and international scale. Identify the need for global cooperation to protect our planet. This is of the utmost importance for our survival and can only be achieved unilaterally.1 Criticisms aimed at the construction industry. The construction sector was described by the Environment Agency as the worst and most frequent source of industrial pollution in 1997 and this is at a time when we are preserving the environment and building smart buildings, thus making the most of our natural resources , this is a fundamental question. This description of the Environment Agency has done little to improve the image of the construction sector. Construction has certainly not helped itself because the industry is not only the worst polluter but the number of accidents has increased compared to previous years from 509 to 588. This is an average of 2 per day for the whole of 1997. This in a period in which the number of accidents of industrial origin decreased by 7%. Dr. Paul Leister (Director of Environmental Protection) This report shows some worrying trends. Construction needs to clean itself up immediately and it's time the construction industry took its responsibility for preventing pollution much more seriously, as efforts to monitor environmental performance are also being led by the Environment Agency. .... middle of paper ......legal controls and contractual conditions. These legal controls are normally enforced through a system of fines and can be up to £5,000-00 per animal and more recently a contractor was fined £25,000-00 for damage to an oak tree.9 Conservation bodies The following organizations have regional responsibility for promoting the conservation of wildlife and natural features: Countryside Council for WalesEnglish NatureNorthern Ireland Environmental and Heritage ServiceScottish National HeritageThe remit of the above organizations includes the protection of designated ecological sites and protected species. Additionally within each area there are further bodies that have an environmental remit and these include: Country Wildlife Trust RSPBWWF Various wildlife groups, for example groups of badgers, bats and birds.